Splash
Splash is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 21% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Splash
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 Splash from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Splash itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 432 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 836.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 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 Splash
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.
- Mansalva Regularloosely similar widths (101.4 units)
- Pacifico Regularloosely similar widths (105.1 units)
- Kaushan Script Regularloosely similar widths (106.6 units)
- Jacques Francois Regularloosely similar widths (107.1 units)
- Simonetta Regularloosely similar widths (107.6 units)
- Edu QLD Beginner Regularloosely similar widths (110.5 units)
- Edu SA Beginner Regularloosely similar widths (110.9 units)
- Norican Regularloosely similar widths (111.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Splash?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Splash itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Splash free to use?
Splash 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 Splash?
By measured letter widths, Mansalva is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 101.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Splash support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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