Patrick Hand
Patrick Hand is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 27% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 2 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Patrick Hand
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 Patrick Hand from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Patrick Hand itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 401.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 490.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 230 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 Patrick Hand
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.
- Patrick Hand SC Regularvery close widths (12.9 units)
- Harmattan Regularloosely similar widths (42 units)
- Rum Raisin Regularloosely similar widths (44.1 units)
- Barlow Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (45.7 units)
- Cossette Titre Regularloosely similar widths (45.8 units)
- Agdasima Regularloosely similar widths (46.1 units)
- Timmana Regularloosely similar widths (46.2 units)
- Sofia Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (47.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Patrick Hand?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Patrick Hand itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Patrick Hand free to use?
Patrick Hand 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 Patrick Hand?
By measured letter widths, Patrick Hand SC is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 12.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Patrick Hand support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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