Kaushan Script
Kaushan Script is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 19% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Kaushan 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 Kaushan Script from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Kaushan Script itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 442 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 658.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 238 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Kaushan 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.
- Averia Gruesa Libre Regularloosely similar widths (48.9 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (49 units)
- New Rocker Regularloosely similar widths (49 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (49.2 units)
- Cantora One Regularloosely similar widths (51 units)
- Itim Regularloosely similar widths (51.1 units)
- Handlee Regularloosely similar widths (53.1 units)
- El Messiri Regularloosely similar widths (53.4 units)
Compare Kaushan Script
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Kaushan Script?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Kaushan Script itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Kaushan Script free to use?
Kaushan 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 Kaushan Script?
By measured letter widths, Averia Gruesa Libre is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 48.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Kaushan Script support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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