Bilbo Swash Caps
Bilbo Swash Caps is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 47% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 2 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Bilbo Swash Caps
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 Bilbo Swash Caps from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Bilbo Swash Caps itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 291.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 809.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Bilbo Swash Caps
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.
- Bilbo Regularloosely similar widths (61.8 units)
- Lavishly Yours Regularloosely similar widths (75 units)
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- Ephesis Regularloosely similar widths (76.7 units)
- Alex Brush Regularloosely similar widths (76.9 units)
- Ruthie Regularloosely similar widths (77.6 units)
- Meow Script Regularloosely similar widths (83.5 units)
- Ms Madi Regularloosely similar widths (83.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Bilbo Swash Caps?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Bilbo Swash Caps itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Bilbo Swash Caps free to use?
Bilbo Swash Caps 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 Bilbo Swash Caps?
By measured letter widths, Bilbo is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 61.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Bilbo Swash Caps support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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