Berkshire Swash
Berkshire Swash is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 13% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Berkshire Swash
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 Berkshire Swash from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Berkshire Swash itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 476.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 712 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 225.1 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Berkshire Swash
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.
- Gulzar Regularloosely similar widths (46.5 units)
- Sansita Swashed Regularloosely similar widths (47.6 units)
- Prociono Regularloosely similar widths (47.6 units)
- Buenard Regularloosely similar widths (47.7 units)
- Enriqueta Regularloosely similar widths (47.8 units)
- Ibarra Real Nova Regularloosely similar widths (48.5 units)
- Labrada Regularloosely similar widths (49 units)
- Oleo Script Swash Caps Regularloosely similar widths (49.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Berkshire Swash?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Berkshire Swash itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Berkshire Swash free to use?
Berkshire Swash 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 Berkshire Swash?
By measured letter widths, Gulzar is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 46.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Berkshire Swash support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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