Long Cang
Long Cang is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 28% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Long Cang
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 Long Cang from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Long Cang itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 396.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 451 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 500 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 23% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Long Cang
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.
- Barlow Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (54.9 units)
- Jersey 10 Regularloosely similar widths (56.3 units)
- Jersey 10 Charted Regularloosely similar widths (57.1 units)
- Aubrey Regularloosely similar widths (58.2 units)
- Jersey 15 Regularloosely similar widths (59.5 units)
- Jersey 15 Charted Regularloosely similar widths (59.6 units)
- Akshar Regularloosely similar widths (60.3 units)
- Khand Regularloosely similar widths (61.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Long Cang?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Long Cang itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Long Cang free to use?
Long Cang 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 Long Cang?
By measured letter widths, Barlow Condensed is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 54.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Long Cang support?
It includes these character sets: Chinese Simplified, Latin.
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