Cursive Afdiy 14 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, social media, quotes, airy, casual, expressive, lively, youthful, handwritten authenticity, quick emphasis, playful display, personal tone, monoline feel, tall, spiky, brushy, loose.
A tall, slim handwritten script with quick, tapered strokes and a slightly irregular baseline. Letterforms are built from narrow, upright-leaning shapes with frequent entry/exit strokes and occasional partial connections, giving words a fast written rhythm rather than a fully continuous join. Strokes show brush-pen behavior—thin hairlines into thicker downstrokes—with sharp terminals, small hooks, and long ascenders/descenders that create a lot of vertical movement. Counters are small and compressed, spacing is tight and variable, and the overall texture reads as light and sketchy while still staying legible at display sizes.
Best suited to short to medium display text such as headlines, social media graphics, packaging callouts, invites, and quote treatments where the handwritten personality is a feature. It performs well when given room to breathe and benefits from slightly increased tracking in longer lines to keep the tight, narrow shapes from feeling crowded.
The tone is informal and energetic, like quick marker notes or a personal headline on a poster. Its spiky flourishes and elastic verticality add a playful, expressive voice that feels modern and handcrafted rather than polished or formal.
Designed to emulate fast, natural handwriting with brush-like contrast and tall proportions, prioritizing spontaneity and character over strict geometric consistency. The narrow, vertical emphasis and expressive terminals aim to create punchy, attention-getting words in contemporary branding and editorial display contexts.
Uppercase forms are especially narrow and elongated, helping titles feel tall and animated. Numerals share the same handwritten logic with simplified, single-stroke constructions and occasional angular turns, matching the lively texture of the letters.