Patrick Hand Regular
Patrick Hand Regular is the weight 400 face of Patrick Hand, a handwriting family. Its lowercase letters are 27% narrower than the typical handwriting font.
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 |
Fonts closest to Patrick Hand Regular
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 SemiBoldloosely similar widths (42 units)
- Harmattan Boldloosely similar widths (42 units)
- Harmattan Mediumloosely similar widths (43.1 units)
- Rum Raisin Regularloosely similar widths (44.1 units)
- Harmattan Regularloosely similar widths (44.5 units)
- Barlow Condensed Boldloosely similar widths (45.7 units)
- Cossette Titre Boldloosely similar widths (45.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Patrick Hand Regular
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 Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Patrick Hand Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Patrick Hand Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Patrick Hand SC Regular has the closest letter widths to Patrick Hand Regular: very close widths, a mean difference of 12.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does Patrick Hand Regular have tabular numbers?
No. Its digits have different widths, so numbers in columns do not align on their own.
+Can I type new text in Patrick Hand Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Patrick Hand font, and sets new letters in Patrick Hand Regular.
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