Beau Rivage
Beau Rivage is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 48% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 30 May 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Beau Rivage
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 Beau Rivage from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Beau Rivage itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 282.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 831.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 190 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Beau Rivage
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.
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Beau Rivage?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Beau Rivage itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Beau Rivage free to use?
Beau Rivage 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 Beau Rivage?
By measured letter widths, Love Light is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 70.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Beau Rivage support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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