Briem Hand
Briem Hand is a handwriting font in 9 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical handwriting font. Last updated 2 May 2024.
Editing a PDF that uses Briem Hand
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 Briem Hand from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Briem Hand itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 533.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 639.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 259 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 Briem Hand
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.
- Noto Sans Math Regularloosely similar widths (36.2 units)
- Noto Sans Kannada Regularloosely similar widths (38.4 units)
- Noto Sans Display Regularloosely similar widths (38.9 units)
- Noto Sans Adlam Regularloosely similar widths (39.1 units)
- Noto Sans Adlam Unjoined Regularloosely similar widths (39.1 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularloosely similar widths (39.5 units)
- Noto Sans Syriac Regularloosely similar widths (39.7 units)
- Noto Sans Syriac Western Regularloosely similar widths (39.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Briem Hand?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Briem Hand itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Briem Hand free to use?
Briem Hand 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 Briem Hand?
By measured letter widths, Noto Sans Math is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 36.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Briem Hand support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic Extended, Greek Extended, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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