Edu SA Hand
Edu SA Hand is a handwriting font in 4 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 9% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Edu SA 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 SA Hand from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Edu SA Hand itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 498.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 787.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Edu SA 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.
- Edu NSW ACT Cursive Regularloosely similar widths (50.1 units)
- Edu NSW ACT Hand Pre Regularloosely similar widths (51.2 units)
- Edu AU VIC WA NT Dots Regularloosely similar widths (59.7 units)
- Edu AU VIC WA NT Arrows Regularloosely similar widths (61.1 units)
- Marhey Regularloosely similar widths (63.9 units)
- Milonga Regularloosely similar widths (64.1 units)
- Newsreader Regularloosely similar widths (65.7 units)
- Edu AU VIC WA NT Hand Regularloosely similar widths (65.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Edu SA Hand?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Edu SA Hand itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Edu SA Hand free to use?
Edu SA 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 SA Hand?
By measured letter widths, Edu NSW ACT Cursive is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 50.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Edu SA Hand support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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