Cursive Apkaf 3 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, greeting cards, social posts, quotes, playful, whimsical, handmade, friendly, casual, human warmth, casual voice, handwritten charm, expressive display, brushy, inky, looped, bouncy, airy.
A lively handwritten script with brush-pen behavior: tapered entry and exit strokes, occasional swelling on downstrokes, and subtly uneven contours that keep the line feeling human. Letterforms are generally upright and slender, with tall ascenders and descenders and a relatively small x-height, creating an airy vertical rhythm. Connections appear intermittent—some characters link smoothly while others stand apart—giving words a varied, rhythmic texture. Counters are open and rounded, terminals often finish in soft hooks or flicks, and numerals match the same informal, slightly calligraphic construction.
Well-suited for short, expressive text such as logos, boutique branding, product labels, invitations, greeting cards, and social media graphics. It also works nicely for pull quotes and headlines where a handwritten signature-like feel is desired, especially at moderate-to-large sizes.
The font conveys an approachable, spontaneous tone—like quick, confident handwriting made for personal notes and upbeat messaging. Its loops and flicked terminals add a lighthearted, slightly quirky charm that feels modern-craft rather than formal.
Designed to mimic quick brush handwriting with a mix of connected and unconnected forms, emphasizing personality over typographic rigidity. The tall proportions, looped shapes, and ink-like stroke modulation suggest a font meant to add warmth and character to display text.
Stroke contrast and width shift from glyph to glyph in a natural pen-driven way, producing visible emphasis in capitals and select lowercase joins. Spacing reads intentionally loose and irregular, which enhances the handwritten authenticity but can make long passages feel more decorative than utilitarian.