Kapakana
Kapakana is a handwriting font in 2 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 44% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Kapakana
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 Kapakana from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Kapakana itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 305.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 555.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 230 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Kapakana
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.
- Mr De Haviland Regularloosely similar widths (68.4 units)
- Caveat Regularloosely similar widths (68.9 units)
- Cookie Regularloosely similar widths (72 units)
- Grand Hotel Regularloosely similar widths (73.2 units)
- Dynalight Regularloosely similar widths (73.4 units)
- Engagement Regularloosely similar widths (74.1 units)
- Yesteryear Regularloosely similar widths (74.8 units)
- Ruge Boogie Regularloosely similar widths (75.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Kapakana?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Kapakana itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Kapakana free to use?
Kapakana 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 Kapakana?
By measured letter widths, Mr De Haviland is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 68.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Kapakana support?
It includes these character sets: Japanese, Latin, Central European.
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