Damion
Damion is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 27% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 30 May 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Damion
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 Damion from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Damion itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 399.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 618.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 234.4 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 37% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Damion
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.
- Edu SA Beginner Regularloosely similar widths (67 units)
- Edu TAS Beginner Regularloosely similar widths (69.1 units)
- Edu NSW ACT Foundation Regularloosely similar widths (69.8 units)
- Edu QLD Beginner Regularloosely similar widths (70.4 units)
- Felipa Regularloosely similar widths (71 units)
- Grenze Gotisch Regularloosely similar widths (72 units)
- Sree Krushnadevaraya Regularloosely similar widths (74.7 units)
- Oleo Script Regularloosely similar widths (76 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Damion?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Damion itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Damion free to use?
Damion 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 Damion?
By measured letter widths, Edu SA Beginner is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 67 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Damion support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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