Kings
Kings is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 28% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Kings
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 Kings from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Kings itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 396.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 685.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 243 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 37% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Kings
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.
- Libre Caslon Display Regularloosely similar widths (54.6 units)
- Cormorant Upright Regularloosely similar widths (59.4 units)
- Lobster Two Regularloosely similar widths (60.5 units)
- Cormorant Regularloosely similar widths (62.2 units)
- Cormorant Garamond Regularloosely similar widths (62.2 units)
- Buda Lightloosely similar widths (62.3 units)
- Cormorant Infant Regularloosely similar widths (62.6 units)
- Rochester Regularloosely similar widths (63.9 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Kings?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Kings itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Kings free to use?
Kings 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 Kings?
By measured letter widths, Libre Caslon Display is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 54.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Kings support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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