Cursive Afkaz 1 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, social posts, packaging, quotes, casual, friendly, airy, lively, personal, handwritten realism, compact elegance, everyday warmth, quick notes, monoline, looped, bouncy, upright slant, open counters.
A slender, pen-like script with a consistent, lightly modulated stroke and a gentle rightward slant. Letterforms are tall and narrow with long ascenders/descenders and compact lowercase proportions, creating a vertical, airy rhythm. Curves are smooth and rounded, with frequent entry/exit strokes and occasional looped terminals (notably in letters like g, y, and z), while capitals are simplified and open, reading more like quick handwritten initials than formal swashes. Spacing is relatively open for a script, and many glyphs appear to connect naturally in word settings without becoming overly dense.
Well-suited to short, expressive text such as invitations, greeting cards, brand accents, product labels, social media graphics, and pull quotes. It works best as a display script for headlines or highlighted phrases, and can also serve as a secondary handwritten voice paired with a clean sans for longer layouts.
The font conveys an informal, approachable tone—like neat handwriting made for notes, invitations, or personal messages. Its light touch and buoyant movement feel upbeat and contemporary, with a relaxed charm rather than strict calligraphic formality.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, tidy handwriting with smooth connections and a light pen pressure, prioritizing a natural flow and legibility over ornate flourishes. Its narrow, tall proportions aim to create an elegant handwritten texture that stays compact in word shapes while retaining a personable feel.
The numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple, streamlined forms and minimal ornamentation. In the sample text, the joining behavior and narrow texture keep long lines readable, though the tall, delicate construction suggests it will be most effective with generous line spacing and at sizes where the thin strokes remain clear.