Ballet
Ballet is a handwriting font in 1 weight, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 40% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Ballet
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 Ballet from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Ballet itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 330.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 1185.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 178 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 26% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Ballet
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.
- Great Vibes Regularloosely similar widths (126.6 units)
- Monsieur La Doulaise Regularloosely similar widths (131.1 units)
- Meie Script Regularloosely similar widths (133.2 units)
- My Soul Regularloosely similar widths (139.1 units)
- Mea Culpa Regularloosely similar widths (143.9 units)
- Sacramento Regularloosely similar widths (144.2 units)
- Parisienne Regularloosely similar widths (150.9 units)
- Neonderthaw Regularloosely similar widths (157.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Ballet?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Ballet itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Ballet free to use?
Ballet 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 Ballet?
By measured letter widths, Great Vibes is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 126.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Ballet support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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