Lily Script One
Lily Script One is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 7% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Lily Script One
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 Lily Script One from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Lily Script One itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 486.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 630.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 220 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 | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Lily Script One
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 Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (57.9 units)
- Ojuju Regularloosely similar widths (58.5 units)
- Savate Regularloosely similar widths (58.9 units)
- Pitagon Sans Regularloosely similar widths (59.2 units)
- Maven Pro Regularloosely similar widths (59.2 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (59.5 units)
- Kanchenjunga Regularloosely similar widths (59.9 units)
- Bpmf Iansui Regularloosely similar widths (59.9 units)
Compare Lily Script One
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Lily Script One?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Lily Script One itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Lily Script One free to use?
Lily Script One 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 Lily Script One?
By measured letter widths, Averia Sans Libre is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 57.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Lily Script One support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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