Smooch
Smooch is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 32% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Smooch
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 Smooch from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Smooch itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 372.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 652.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 171 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Smooch
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.
- Yellowtail Regularloosely similar widths (61.9 units)
- Edu NSW ACT Foundation Regularloosely similar widths (62.4 units)
- Manufacturing Consent Regularloosely similar widths (69.2 units)
- Felipa Regularloosely similar widths (70 units)
- Yesteryear Regularloosely similar widths (70 units)
- Euphoria Script Regularloosely similar widths (70.7 units)
- Edu SA Beginner Regularloosely similar widths (71.3 units)
- Edu TAS Beginner Regularloosely similar widths (72.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Smooch?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Smooch itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Smooch free to use?
Smooch 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 Smooch?
By measured letter widths, Yellowtail is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 61.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Smooch support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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