Babylonica
Babylonica is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 48% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Babylonica
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 Babylonica from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Babylonica itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 285.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 879 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 163 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 54% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Babylonica
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.
- Lavishly Yours Regularloosely similar widths (77.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Babylonica?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Babylonica itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Babylonica free to use?
Babylonica 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 Babylonica?
By measured letter widths, Lavishly Yours is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 77.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Babylonica support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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