Beth Ellen
Beth Ellen is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 8% wider than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Beth Ellen
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 Beth Ellen from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Beth Ellen itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 591.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 957 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 456.5 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 38% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Beth Ellen
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.
- Momo Signature Regularloosely similar widths (107.6 units)
- Edu NSW ACT Cursive Regularloosely similar widths (117 units)
- Edu NSW ACT Hand Pre Regularloosely similar widths (117.8 units)
- Cutive Regularloosely similar widths (118.8 units)
- Peralta Regularloosely similar widths (120.3 units)
- BioRhyme Regularloosely similar widths (121.6 units)
- Yuji Boku Regularloosely similar widths (123.2 units)
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded Regularloosely similar widths (124.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Beth Ellen?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Beth Ellen itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Beth Ellen free to use?
Beth Ellen 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 Beth Ellen?
By measured letter widths, Momo Signature is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 107.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Beth Ellen support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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