Shadows Into Light
Shadows Into Light 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 Shadows Into Light
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 Shadows Into Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Shadows Into Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 385.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 508.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 450.2 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 23% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Shadows Into Light
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.
- Shadows Into Light Two Regularloosely similar widths (50.4 units)
- Covered By Your Grace Regularloosely similar widths (58.1 units)
- Waiting for the Sunrise Regularloosely similar widths (64.2 units)
- Long Cang Regularloosely similar widths (72.3 units)
- Delicious Handrawn Regularloosely similar widths (72.8 units)
- Odibee Sans Regularloosely similar widths (73.5 units)
- Annie Use Your Telescope Regularloosely similar widths (74.3 units)
- Gamja Flower Regularloosely similar widths (75.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Shadows Into Light?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Shadows Into Light itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Shadows Into Light free to use?
Shadows Into Light 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 Shadows Into Light?
By measured letter widths, Shadows Into Light Two is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 50.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Shadows Into Light support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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