Mansalva
Mansalva is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 12% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Mansalva
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 Mansalva from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Mansalva itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 478.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 724 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Mansalva
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.
- Mynerve Regularloosely similar widths (47.4 units)
- New Rocker Regularloosely similar widths (64.9 units)
- Gelasio Regularloosely similar widths (65.4 units)
- Savate Regularloosely similar widths (65.5 units)
- Ysabeau Office Regularloosely similar widths (67.1 units)
- Ysabeau Infant Regularloosely similar widths (67.5 units)
- Overpass Regularloosely similar widths (67.6 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularloosely similar widths (68 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Mansalva?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Mansalva itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Mansalva free to use?
Mansalva 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 Mansalva?
By measured letter widths, Mynerve is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 47.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Mansalva support?
It includes these character sets: Greek, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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