Inspiration
Inspiration is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 55% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 2 June 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Inspiration
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 Inspiration from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Inspiration itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 248.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 584.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 229 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 42% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Inspiration
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.
- Shalimar Regularloosely similar widths (62.8 units)
- Moon Dance Regularloosely similar widths (68.1 units)
- Italianno Regularloosely similar widths (68.3 units)
- Kolker Brush Regularloosely similar widths (69.3 units)
- Waterfall Regularloosely similar widths (71.1 units)
- Petemoss Regularloosely similar widths (74.3 units)
- Engagement Regularloosely similar widths (77.4 units)
- Stalemate Regularloosely similar widths (78.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Inspiration?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Inspiration itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Inspiration free to use?
Inspiration 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 Inspiration?
By measured letter widths, Shalimar is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 62.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Inspiration support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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