Nova Script
Nova Script is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical display font. Last updated 2 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Nova 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 Nova Script from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Nova Script itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 530.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 683.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 390.6 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Nova 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.
- Nova Oval Regularnearly identical widths (2.1 units)
- Nova Round Regularsimilar widths (16.7 units)
- Nova Slim Regularsimilar widths (16.8 units)
- Nova Square Regularsimilar widths (16.9 units)
- Nova Flat Regularsimilar widths (16.9 units)
- Nova Cut Regularsimilar widths (23.5 units)
- Kantumruy Pro Regularloosely similar widths (41.6 units)
- Work Sans Regularloosely similar widths (42.5 units)
Compare Nova Script
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Nova Script?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Nova Script itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Nova Script free to use?
Nova 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 Nova Script?
By measured letter widths, Nova Oval is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 2.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Nova Script support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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