Rancho
Rancho is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 39% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 2 June 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Rancho
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 Rancho from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Rancho itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 333.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 483.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 210 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Rancho
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.
- Oswald Regularloosely similar widths (44.8 units)
- Cossette Titre Regularloosely similar widths (45.5 units)
- Economica Regularloosely similar widths (47.5 units)
- Farsan Regularloosely similar widths (47.6 units)
- Special Gothic Condensed One Regularloosely similar widths (49 units)
- Pompiere Regularloosely similar widths (49.7 units)
- Markazi Text Regularloosely similar widths (50 units)
- Maiden Orange Regularloosely similar widths (50.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Rancho?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Rancho itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Rancho free to use?
Rancho is released under the Apache License 2.0, 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 Rancho?
By measured letter widths, Oswald is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 44.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Rancho support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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