Pacifico
Pacifico is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 16% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Pacifico
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 Pacifico from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Pacifico itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 459 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 809.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 265 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Pacifico
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.
- Jacques Francois Regularloosely similar widths (69.6 units)
- Jomolhari Regularloosely similar widths (75.2 units)
- Shippori Mincho Regularloosely similar widths (75.2 units)
- Shippori Mincho B1 Regularloosely similar widths (75.2 units)
- Ibarra Real Nova Regularloosely similar widths (75.4 units)
- Gelasio Regularloosely similar widths (76.3 units)
- Old Standard TT Regularloosely similar widths (76.6 units)
- Bagnard Sans Regularloosely similar widths (78.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Pacifico?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Pacifico itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Pacifico free to use?
Pacifico 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 Pacifico?
By measured letter widths, Jacques Francois is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 69.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Pacifico support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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