Merienda
Merienda is a handwriting font in 7 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical handwriting font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Merienda
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 Merienda from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Merienda itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 553.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 671.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 330 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 Merienda
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.
- Merienda One Regularvery close widths (11.8 units)
- Ubuntu Regularloosely similar widths (34.5 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Regularloosely similar widths (34.8 units)
- Noto Sans Malayalam Regularloosely similar widths (36.2 units)
- Gabriela Regularloosely similar widths (36.3 units)
- Noto Sans Tamil Regularloosely similar widths (36.5 units)
- Noto Sans Bassa Vah Regularloosely similar widths (37 units)
- Noto Kufi Arabic Regularloosely similar widths (37 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Merienda?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Merienda itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Merienda free to use?
Merienda 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 Merienda?
By measured letter widths, Merienda One is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 11.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Merienda support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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