Kavivanar
Kavivanar is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 12% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Kavivanar
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 Kavivanar from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Kavivanar itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 480.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 605.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 209 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 25% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Kavivanar
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.
- Pavanam Regularloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- Pontano Sans Regularloosely similar widths (33.3 units)
- Meera Inimai Regularloosely similar widths (35.4 units)
- Special Gothic Regularloosely similar widths (41.8 units)
- Gayathri Regularloosely similar widths (42.2 units)
- Manjari Regularloosely similar widths (42.3 units)
- Niramit Regularloosely similar widths (42.6 units)
- Pliant Regularloosely similar widths (43 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Kavivanar?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Kavivanar itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Kavivanar free to use?
Kavivanar 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 Kavivanar?
By measured letter widths, Pavanam is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 30.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Kavivanar support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Tamil.
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