Edu QLD Hand
Edu QLD Hand is a handwriting font in 4 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical handwriting font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Edu QLD 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 Edu QLD Hand from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Edu QLD Hand itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 554.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 716.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 160 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 27% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Edu QLD 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.
- Eczar Regularloosely similar widths (50.8 units)
- Merriweather Regularloosely similar widths (52.2 units)
- REM Regularloosely similar widths (52.9 units)
- Redaction 50 Regularloosely similar widths (54.2 units)
- Rhodium Libre Regularloosely similar widths (54.5 units)
- Instrument Sans Regularloosely similar widths (55 units)
- SN Pro Regularloosely similar widths (55.4 units)
- Poltawski Nowy Regularloosely similar widths (55.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Edu QLD Hand?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Edu QLD Hand itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Edu QLD Hand free to use?
Edu QLD 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 Edu QLD Hand?
By measured letter widths, Eczar is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 50.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Edu QLD Hand support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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