Pinyon Script
Pinyon Script is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 29% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Pinyon 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 Pinyon Script from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Pinyon Script itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 387.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 688.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 245.6 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Pinyon 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.
- Rochester Regularloosely similar widths (72.1 units)
- Dancing Script Regularloosely similar widths (78 units)
- Sevillana Regularloosely similar widths (78.3 units)
- Norican Regularloosely similar widths (80.8 units)
- Yesteryear Regularloosely similar widths (81.5 units)
- Libre Caslon Display Regularloosely similar widths (81.5 units)
- Redressed Regularloosely similar widths (82.1 units)
- Kings Regularloosely similar widths (82.3 units)
Compare Pinyon Script
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Pinyon Script?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Pinyon Script itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Pinyon Script free to use?
Pinyon 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 Pinyon Script?
By measured letter widths, Rochester is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 72.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Pinyon Script support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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