Delius Swash Caps
Delius Swash Caps is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 8% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Delius 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 Delius Swash Caps from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Delius Swash Caps itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 505.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 732.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 238 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 26% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Delius 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.
- Delius Regularsimilar widths (24.8 units)
- Poltawski Nowy Regularloosely similar widths (37.6 units)
- Bellota Regularloosely similar widths (38.6 units)
- Metrophobic Regularloosely similar widths (41 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularloosely similar widths (42.3 units)
- Piazzolla Regularloosely similar widths (42.4 units)
- Kumbh Sans Regularloosely similar widths (43.4 units)
- Rufina Regularloosely similar widths (43.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Delius Swash Caps?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Delius Swash Caps itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Delius Swash Caps free to use?
Delius 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 Delius Swash Caps?
By measured letter widths, Delius is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 24.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Delius Swash Caps support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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