Gochi Hand
Gochi Hand is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 14% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 30 June 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Gochi 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 Gochi Hand from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Gochi Hand itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 468.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 557.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 236.8 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Gochi 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.
- Assistant Regularloosely similar widths (51.1 units)
- Reddit Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (51.5 units)
- Varta Regularloosely similar widths (51.7 units)
- Mada Regularloosely similar widths (51.7 units)
- Source Sans Pro Regularloosely similar widths (51.7 units)
- Source Sans 3 Regularloosely similar widths (51.8 units)
- Stylish Regularloosely similar widths (52.7 units)
- Darker Grotesque Regularloosely similar widths (52.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Gochi Hand?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Gochi Hand itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Gochi Hand free to use?
Gochi 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 Gochi Hand?
By measured letter widths, Assistant is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 51.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Gochi Hand support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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