Gaegu
Gaegu is a handwriting font in 3 weights. Its lowercase letters are 19% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Gaegu
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 Gaegu from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Gaegu itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 443 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 541 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 420 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 38% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 93 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Gaegu
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.
- Dokdo Regularloosely similar widths (49.4 units)
- Concert One Regularloosely similar widths (49.5 units)
- Amarante Regularloosely similar widths (49.6 units)
- Dangrek Regularloosely similar widths (51.1 units)
- Narnoor Regularloosely similar widths (53.6 units)
- Finlandica Regularloosely similar widths (55.4 units)
- Finlandica Headline Regularloosely similar widths (56.2 units)
- Protest Riot Regularloosely similar widths (56.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Gaegu?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Gaegu itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Gaegu free to use?
Gaegu 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 Gaegu?
By measured letter widths, Dokdo is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 49.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Gaegu support?
It includes these character sets: Korean, Latin.
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