Amatic SC
Amatic SC is a handwriting font in 2 weights. Its lowercase letters are 42% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Amatic SC
Most PDFs embed only the letters they already use. Type a new letter and many editors either refuse or swap in a different font. MythosPDF recognises Amatic SC from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Amatic SC itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 315.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 321.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 171 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 42% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Amatic SC
Measured on every printable character both fonts contain. A smaller difference means the same words take the same space, so lines break in the same places.
- Jomhuria Regularloosely similar widths (42.1 units)
- Imbue Regularloosely similar widths (43.3 units)
- Medula One Regularloosely similar widths (43.7 units)
- Big Shoulders Display Regularloosely similar widths (43.7 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Display Regularloosely similar widths (44.1 units)
- Mouse Memoirs Regularloosely similar widths (44.6 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Display Regularloosely similar widths (45.4 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Regularloosely similar widths (47 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Amatic SC?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Amatic SC itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Amatic SC free to use?
Amatic SC is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, an open licence that allows free use in documents, including commercial ones. Check the licence text for your exact use.
+Which font is closest to Amatic SC?
By measured letter widths, Jomhuria is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 42.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Amatic SC support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Hebrew, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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