Petit Formal Script
Petit Formal Script is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 10% wider than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Petit Formal 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 Petit Formal Script from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Petit Formal Script itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 603.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 870.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 361.8 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 | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Petit Formal 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.
- Peralta Regularloosely similar widths (80.7 units)
- Libre Caslon Text Regularloosely similar widths (81.1 units)
- Besley Regularloosely similar widths (82.6 units)
- Miltonian Regularloosely similar widths (83.2 units)
- Miltonian Tattoo Regularloosely similar widths (83.2 units)
- Kalnia Regularloosely similar widths (83.3 units)
- Kalnia Glaze Regularloosely similar widths (83.5 units)
- Hepta Slab Regularloosely similar widths (86.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Petit Formal Script?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Petit Formal Script itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Petit Formal Script free to use?
Petit Formal 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 Petit Formal Script?
By measured letter widths, Peralta is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 80.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Petit Formal Script support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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