Imperial Script
Imperial Script is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 43% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Imperial Script
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 Imperial Script from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Imperial Script itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 312.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 739.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 158 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 41% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Imperial Script
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.
- Fleur De Leah Regularloosely similar widths (48.7 units)
- Gwendolyn Regularloosely similar widths (61.6 units)
- MonteCarlo Regularloosely similar widths (68.2 units)
- Festive Regularloosely similar widths (76.1 units)
- Whisper Regularloosely similar widths (78.6 units)
- The Nautigal Regularloosely similar widths (78.6 units)
- Style Script Regularloosely similar widths (78.8 units)
- Ms Madi Regularloosely similar widths (78.9 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Imperial Script?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Imperial Script itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Imperial Script free to use?
Imperial Script 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 Imperial Script?
By measured letter widths, Fleur De Leah is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 48.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Imperial Script support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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