Script Afgik 8 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, headlines, greeting cards, invitations, friendly, playful, casual, crafty, retro, hand-lettered charm, casual elegance, display personality, approachability, monoline feel, rounded, looping, bouncy, whimsical.
A lively handwritten script with smooth, rounded forms and a slightly bouncing baseline rhythm. Strokes show a calligraphic behavior with occasional swell-and-thin contrast, soft terminals, and frequent looped entries and exits. Letterforms are generally upright with tall ascenders and descenders, compact counters, and a relatively small x-height that gives the lowercase a taller, airy look. Capitals are simplified and open, mixing gentle curves with a few narrow verticals, and the numerals follow the same hand-drawn, loop-friendly construction.
Works well for short to medium-length display text where a friendly, hand-crafted voice is desired—such as branding accents, product packaging, social posts, invitations, and greeting cards. It can also serve as a complementary script for headlines or pull quotes when paired with a neutral text face.
The overall tone is warm and personable, with an informal charm that feels hand-lettered rather than mechanical. Its looping joins and buoyant proportions read as approachable and upbeat, leaning toward a crafty, boutique mood rather than corporate formality.
The design appears intended to capture an easy, modern hand-lettered look with just enough calligraphic contrast and looping joins to feel polished. It prioritizes personality and rhythm for display settings while keeping letterforms readable and consistent across the alphabet and figures.
Connection between letters is suggested by consistent entry/exit strokes, but spacing and joins retain a natural hand-written variability. The high-contrast moments are most noticeable in curved strokes and downstems, adding a bit of elegance without losing the casual character.