Patrick Hand SC
Patrick Hand SC is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 25% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Patrick Hand SC
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 SC from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Patrick Hand SC itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 411.2 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 | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Patrick Hand SC
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 Regularvery close widths (12.9 units)
- Harmattan Regularloosely similar widths (48.7 units)
- Timmana Regularloosely similar widths (49.2 units)
- Rum Raisin Regularloosely similar widths (50 units)
- Barlow Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (50.6 units)
- Jersey 20 Charted Regularloosely similar widths (50.9 units)
- Jersey 20 Regularloosely similar widths (51 units)
- Gamja Flower Regularloosely similar widths (52.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Patrick Hand SC?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Patrick Hand SC itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Patrick Hand SC free to use?
Patrick Hand SC 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 SC?
By measured letter widths, Patrick Hand 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 SC support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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