Script Afkab 8 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, invitations, social media, packaging, branding, friendly, casual, playful, handmade, breezy, handwritten charm, personal tone, decorative display, craft aesthetic, monoline, rounded, looping, swashy, bouncy.
A lively handwritten script with a smooth, pen-drawn rhythm and gently varying stroke thickness. Letterforms lean forward with rounded terminals, open bowls, and frequent looped ascenders/descenders that give the line a buoyant, bouncing baseline. Connections are mostly flowing in the lowercase, while capitals are more standalone and decorative, often featuring soft entry/exit strokes and occasional swashes. Spacing is compact and slightly irregular in a natural way, and the numerals match the cursive, loop-forward construction of the letters.
Well-suited for short to medium-length display copy where a personal, handwritten character is desired—such as greeting cards, invitations, quotes, social graphics, boutique branding, and packaging labels. It can also work for pull quotes or headings when paired with a simpler text face for body copy.
The overall tone is warm and personable, leaning toward cheerful and informal rather than ceremonial. Its looping strokes and light, springy movement evoke a handwritten note or crafted label, making it feel approachable and upbeat.
Designed to capture a neat, modern handwritten script look with consistent rhythm and expressive loops. The intent appears to balance legibility with personality, offering decorative capitals and fluid lowercase forms that create an engaging, crafted impression.
Ascenders are tall and prominent, and many characters feature narrow counters and curled joins that create a continuous, ribbon-like texture in words. The uppercase set has a more calligraphic, sign-off feel, which can add emphasis in short headlines but may read busier in dense settings.