Kristi
Kristi is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 50% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Kristi
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 Kristi from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Kristi itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 272.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 299.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 234.4 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 65% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Kristi
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.
- Bahianita Regularloosely similar widths (52.2 units)
- Amatic SC Regularloosely similar widths (55.5 units)
- Big Shoulders Display Regularloosely similar widths (56.8 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Display Regularloosely similar widths (57 units)
- Imbue Regularloosely similar widths (58 units)
- Bahiana Regularloosely similar widths (58.1 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Display Regularloosely similar widths (59.4 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Regularloosely similar widths (60 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Kristi?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Kristi itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Kristi free to use?
Kristi 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 Kristi?
By measured letter widths, Bahianita is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 52.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Kristi support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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