Short Stack
Short Stack is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 15% wider than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Short Stack
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 Short Stack from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Short Stack itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 626.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 674.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 364.3 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 Short Stack
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.
- Pathway Extreme Regularloosely similar widths (49.6 units)
- Merienda Regularloosely similar widths (50.7 units)
- Croissant One Regularloosely similar widths (51.2 units)
- Work Sans Regularloosely similar widths (51.4 units)
- Sora Regularloosely similar widths (51.6 units)
- Tomorrow Regularloosely similar widths (51.9 units)
- Google Sans Flex Regularloosely similar widths (52.7 units)
- Kantumruy Pro Regularloosely similar widths (52.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Short Stack?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Short Stack itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Short Stack free to use?
Short Stack 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 Short Stack?
By measured letter widths, Pathway Extreme is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 49.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Short Stack support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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