Slackside One
Slackside One is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 14% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Slackside One
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 Slackside One from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Slackside One itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 471.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 579.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 40% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Slackside One
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.
- Namdhinggo Regularloosely similar widths (47.2 units)
- Stylish Regularloosely similar widths (47.6 units)
- Gentium Plus Regularloosely similar widths (47.7 units)
- Gentium Book Basic Regularloosely similar widths (47.9 units)
- Gentium Book Plus Regularloosely similar widths (48.2 units)
- Dai Banna SIL Regularloosely similar widths (48.8 units)
- Yrsa Regularloosely similar widths (49.4 units)
- Rasa Regularloosely similar widths (49.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Slackside One?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Slackside One itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Slackside One free to use?
Slackside One 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 Slackside One?
By measured letter widths, Namdhinggo is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 47.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Slackside One support?
It includes these character sets: Japanese, Latin, Central European.
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