Ruthie
Ruthie is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 47% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Ruthie
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 Ruthie from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Ruthie itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 291.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 741.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 186 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Ruthie
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.
- Love Light Regularloosely similar widths (30.1 units)
- Lavishly Yours Regularloosely similar widths (73.9 units)
- Bonheur Royale Regularloosely similar widths (76.7 units)
- Bilbo Swash Caps Regularloosely similar widths (77.6 units)
- Beau Rivage Regularloosely similar widths (77.7 units)
- MonteCarlo Regularloosely similar widths (78.7 units)
- Licorice Regularloosely similar widths (83 units)
- Imperial Script Regularloosely similar widths (84 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Ruthie?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Ruthie itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Ruthie free to use?
Ruthie 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 Ruthie?
By measured letter widths, Love Light is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 30.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Ruthie support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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