Cursive Afrap 8 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, quotes, packaging, social graphics, airy, romantic, graceful, delicate, whimsical, handwritten elegance, lightweight script, decorative capitals, personal tone, monoline, looping, tall ascenders, long descenders, open counters.
A delicate, calligraphic script with an italic forward slant and a predominantly monoline stroke that occasionally swells into subtle contrast on curves. Letterforms are tall and narrow with long ascenders and descenders, generous internal whitespace, and frequent looped entries and exits. The rhythm is light and continuous, with many lowercase forms appearing naturally connected, while capitals are more stand-alone and flourish-driven, lending a lively handwritten cadence across words and lines.
Best suited to short-to-medium text where an intimate handwritten look is desired, such as invitations, greeting cards, quote graphics, boutique packaging, and lifestyle branding accents. It performs especially well at display sizes where the fine strokes and loops can remain clear.
The overall tone feels elegant and breezy, with a romantic, personal character typical of neat handwriting. Its thin strokes and looping motion give it a soft, charming presence that reads as friendly and expressive rather than formal or rigid.
The design appears intended to emulate refined, modern cursive handwriting with an emphasis on slender proportions, fluid looping joins, and decorative capitals for expressive, personal typography.
Capitals show pronounced swashes and elongated strokes, creating strong word-shape variation and a decorative headline feel. Numerals are similarly slender and cursive-leaning, matching the script’s light, handwritten energy.