Jacques Francois Shadow
Jacques Francois Shadow is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 7% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Jacques Francois Shadow
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 Jacques Francois Shadow from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Jacques Francois Shadow itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 561.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 820.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 259.8 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 | Display |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Jacques Francois Shadow
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.
- Shippori Mincho B1 Regularloosely similar widths (52.9 units)
- Shippori Mincho Regularloosely similar widths (52.9 units)
- Gelasio Regularloosely similar widths (55.7 units)
- Hahmlet Regularloosely similar widths (55.8 units)
- Jacques Francois Regularloosely similar widths (58 units)
- Kaisei Tokumin Regularloosely similar widths (58.5 units)
- Kaisei HarunoUmi Regularloosely similar widths (58.6 units)
- UoqMunThenKhung Regularloosely similar widths (58.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Jacques Francois Shadow?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Jacques Francois Shadow itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Jacques Francois Shadow free to use?
Jacques Francois Shadow 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 Jacques Francois Shadow?
By measured letter widths, Shippori Mincho B1 is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 52.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Jacques Francois Shadow support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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