Story Script
Story Script is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 18% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 26 August 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Story Script
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 Story Script from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Story Script itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 423.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 515.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 180 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Story Script
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.
- Sofia Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (40.2 units)
- Jersey 25 Regularloosely similar widths (40.8 units)
- Jersey 25 Charted Regularloosely similar widths (40.8 units)
- Rajdhani Regularloosely similar widths (41.6 units)
- Gemunu Libre Regularloosely similar widths (42.4 units)
- Fira Sans Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (42.5 units)
- Anek Bangla Regularloosely similar widths (42.5 units)
- Anek Gujarati Regularloosely similar widths (42.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Story Script?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Story Script itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Story Script free to use?
Story Script 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 Story Script?
By measured letter widths, Sofia Sans Condensed is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 40.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Story Script support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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