Bad Script
Bad Script is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 29% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 2 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Bad Script
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 Bad Script from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Bad Script itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 385.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 639.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 260 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Bad Script
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.
- Charm Regularloosely similar widths (59.4 units)
- Libre Caslon Display Regularloosely similar widths (65.1 units)
- Manufacturing Consent Regularloosely similar widths (65.2 units)
- Flamenco Regularloosely similar widths (66.2 units)
- Edu NSW ACT Foundation Regularloosely similar widths (66.5 units)
- Hina Mincho Regularloosely similar widths (67.8 units)
- Kreon Regularloosely similar widths (68.1 units)
- Edu SA Beginner Regularloosely similar widths (68.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Bad Script?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Bad Script itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Bad Script free to use?
Bad Script 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 Bad Script?
By measured letter widths, Charm is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 59.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Bad Script support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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