Nanum Brush Script
Nanum Brush Script is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 36% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Nanum Brush Script
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 Nanum Brush Script from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Nanum Brush Script itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 348.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 469 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 280 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 38% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Nanum Brush Script
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.
- Nanum Pen Script Regularloosely similar widths (40.5 units)
- East Sea Dokdo Regularloosely similar widths (55 units)
- Hi Melody Regularloosely similar widths (55.9 units)
- Ranga Regularloosely similar widths (57.7 units)
- Patrick Hand Regularloosely similar widths (61.1 units)
- Caveat Regularloosely similar widths (61.5 units)
- Pompiere Regularloosely similar widths (61.7 units)
- Cute Font Regularloosely similar widths (61.9 units)
Compare Nanum Brush Script
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Nanum Brush Script?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Nanum Brush Script itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Nanum Brush Script free to use?
Nanum Brush Script 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 Nanum Brush Script?
By measured letter widths, Nanum Pen Script is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 40.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Nanum Brush Script support?
It includes these character sets: Korean, Latin.
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