Meddon
Meddon is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 25% wider than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Meddon
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 Meddon from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Meddon itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 684.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 1142.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 293 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 51% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Meddon
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.
- Cutive Regularloosely similar widths (163.6 units)
- Playwrite CU Regularloosely similar widths (166.5 units)
- Playwrite CU Guides Regularloosely similar widths (166.8 units)
- Besley Regularloosely similar widths (169 units)
- Playwrite CO Regularloosely similar widths (170.2 units)
- Playwrite CO Guides Regularloosely similar widths (170.5 units)
- Playwrite CL Regularloosely similar widths (171.2 units)
- Playwrite CL Guides Regularloosely similar widths (171.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Meddon?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Meddon itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Meddon free to use?
Meddon 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 Meddon?
By measured letter widths, Cutive is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 163.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Meddon support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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