Dawning of a New Day
Dawning of a New Day is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 36% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Dawning of a New Day
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 Dawning of a New Day from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Dawning of a New Day itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 349.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 673 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 450.2 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Dawning of a New Day
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.
- Dr Sugiyama Regularloosely similar widths (87.3 units)
- Jacquard 24 Regularloosely similar widths (90.4 units)
- Jacquard 24 Charted Regularloosely similar widths (91.2 units)
- Dynalight Regularloosely similar widths (93.4 units)
- Butterfly Kids Regularloosely similar widths (93.5 units)
- Jacquard 12 Charted Regularloosely similar widths (93.7 units)
- Jacquard 12 Regularloosely similar widths (94.2 units)
- Sirivennela Regularloosely similar widths (95.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Dawning of a New Day?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Dawning of a New Day itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Dawning of a New Day free to use?
Dawning of a New Day 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 Dawning of a New Day?
By measured letter widths, Dr Sugiyama is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 87.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Dawning of a New Day support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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