Romanesco
Romanesco is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 52% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Romanesco
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 Romanesco from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Romanesco itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 262.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 391.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 165 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 37% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Romanesco
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.
- Stint Ultra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (47.1 units)
- Teko Regularloosely similar widths (52.7 units)
- Imbue Regularloosely similar widths (53.6 units)
- Dongle Regularloosely similar widths (56.9 units)
- Foldit Regularloosely similar widths (56.9 units)
- Big Shoulders Regularloosely similar widths (58.9 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Regularloosely similar widths (59.2 units)
- Big Shoulders Text Regularloosely similar widths (59.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Romanesco?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Romanesco itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Romanesco free to use?
Romanesco 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 Romanesco?
By measured letter widths, Stint Ultra Condensed is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 47.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Romanesco support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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