Kolker Brush
Kolker Brush is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 59% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Kolker Brush
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 Kolker Brush from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Kolker Brush itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 224.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 516.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 171 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 Kolker Brush
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.
- Shalimar Regularloosely similar widths (61.6 units)
- Caramel Regularloosely similar widths (65.6 units)
- Petemoss Regularloosely similar widths (66.4 units)
- Explora Regularloosely similar widths (67.1 units)
- Inspiration Regularloosely similar widths (69.3 units)
- Qwigley Regularloosely similar widths (70.5 units)
- Stalemate Regularloosely similar widths (72.3 units)
- Mr De Haviland Regularloosely similar widths (74.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Kolker Brush?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Kolker Brush itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Kolker Brush free to use?
Kolker Brush 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 Kolker Brush?
By measured letter widths, Shalimar is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 61.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Kolker Brush support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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