Hurricane
Hurricane is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 44% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Hurricane
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 Hurricane from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Hurricane itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 305.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 555.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 192 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 40% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Hurricane
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.
- Moon Dance Regularloosely similar widths (74.2 units)
- Kapakana Regularloosely similar widths (82.2 units)
- Bilbo Regularloosely similar widths (83.5 units)
- Shalimar Regularloosely similar widths (84.7 units)
- Yesteryear Regularloosely similar widths (84.9 units)
- Inspiration Regularloosely similar widths (85.5 units)
- Edu NSW ACT Foundation Regularloosely similar widths (86.1 units)
- Grape Nuts Regularloosely similar widths (87 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Hurricane?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Hurricane itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Hurricane free to use?
Hurricane 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 Hurricane?
By measured letter widths, Moon Dance is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 74.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Hurricane support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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