Redacted Script
Redacted Script is a display font in 3 weights. Its lowercase letters are 17% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 17 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Redacted 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 Redacted Script from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Redacted Script itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 433.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 433.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 486 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 71% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Redacted 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.
- VT323 Regularloosely similar widths (93.8 units)
- Libre Barcode 39 Regularloosely similar widths (104.1 units)
- Libre Barcode 39 Text Regularloosely similar widths (104.1 units)
- Fusion Pixel 12px Monospaced TC Regularloosely similar widths (105.7 units)
- Iosevka Curly Regularloosely similar widths (105.7 units)
- Inconsolata Regularloosely similar widths (105.7 units)
- Iosevka Curly Slab Regularloosely similar widths (105.7 units)
- M PLUS 1 Code Regularloosely similar widths (105.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Redacted Script?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Redacted Script itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Redacted Script free to use?
Redacted 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 Redacted Script?
By measured letter widths, VT323 is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 93.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Redacted Script support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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