Birthstone
Birthstone is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 42% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Birthstone
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 Birthstone from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Birthstone itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 316.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 406.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 170 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 41% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Birthstone
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.
- Dongle Regularloosely similar widths (37.6 units)
- Agdasima Regularloosely similar widths (41.7 units)
- Pathway Gothic One Regularloosely similar widths (44.9 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Text Regularloosely similar widths (45.6 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Display Regularloosely similar widths (45.9 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Regularloosely similar widths (46 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Text Regularloosely similar widths (46.1 units)
- Big Shoulders Text Regularloosely similar widths (46.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Birthstone?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Birthstone itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Birthstone free to use?
Birthstone 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 Birthstone?
By measured letter widths, Dongle is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 37.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Birthstone support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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