Handlee
Handlee is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 21% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Handlee
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 Handlee from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Handlee itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 433.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 679.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 226 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
Open fonts closest to Handlee
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.
- Bellota Text Regularloosely similar widths (51.1 units)
- Federo Regularloosely similar widths (52.2 units)
- Kaushan Script Regularloosely similar widths (53.1 units)
- Special Gothic Regularloosely similar widths (54.8 units)
- Outfit Regularloosely similar widths (55.7 units)
- Bellota Regularloosely similar widths (55.8 units)
- Lato Regularloosely similar widths (57.1 units)
- Simonetta Regularloosely similar widths (57.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Handlee?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Handlee itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Handlee free to use?
Handlee 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 Handlee?
By measured letter widths, Bellota Text 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 Handlee support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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