Mr Bedfort
Mr Bedfort is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 24% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Mr Bedfort
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 Mr Bedfort from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Mr Bedfort itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 414.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 720.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 45% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Mr Bedfort
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.
- Oleo Script Swash Caps Regularloosely similar widths (76 units)
- IM Fell Double Pica Regularloosely similar widths (79.4 units)
- Neuton Regularloosely similar widths (80 units)
- Oleo Script Regularloosely similar widths (81.1 units)
- Send Flowers Regularloosely similar widths (81.3 units)
- Cormorant Infant Regularloosely similar widths (81.4 units)
- IM Fell DW Pica Regularloosely similar widths (82.4 units)
- Cormorant Garamond Regularloosely similar widths (82.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Mr Bedfort?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Mr Bedfort itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Mr Bedfort free to use?
Mr Bedfort 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 Mr Bedfort?
By measured letter widths, Oleo Script Swash Caps is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 76 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Mr Bedfort support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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