Just Another Hand
Just Another Hand is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 57% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Just Another Hand
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 Just Another Hand from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Just Another Hand itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 237.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 374.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 146.5 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Just Another Hand
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.
- Bigelow Rules Regularloosely similar widths (46.6 units)
- Chathura Regularloosely similar widths (48.6 units)
- Stint Ultra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (48.7 units)
- Foldit Regularloosely similar widths (50.8 units)
- Jomhuria Regularloosely similar widths (55.9 units)
- Sofia Sans Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (56.8 units)
- Karantina Regularloosely similar widths (58.4 units)
- Medula One Regularloosely similar widths (58.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Just Another Hand?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Just Another Hand itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Just Another Hand free to use?
Just Another Hand is released under the Apache License 2.0, 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 Just Another Hand?
By measured letter widths, Bigelow Rules is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 46.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Just Another Hand support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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