Tangerine
Tangerine is a handwriting font in 2 weights. Its lowercase letters are 56% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Tangerine
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 Tangerine from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Tangerine itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 242.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 720.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 150 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
Open fonts closest to Tangerine
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.
- Passions Conflict Regularloosely similar widths (76.3 units)
- Corinthia Regularloosely similar widths (76.6 units)
- Updock Regularloosely similar widths (76.7 units)
- Lovers Quarrel Regularloosely similar widths (78.6 units)
- Luxurious Script Regularloosely similar widths (79.9 units)
- Sassy Frass Regularloosely similar widths (81.3 units)
- Qwitcher Grypen Regularloosely similar widths (81.9 units)
- The Nautigal Regularloosely similar widths (81.9 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Tangerine?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Tangerine itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Tangerine free to use?
Tangerine 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 Tangerine?
By measured letter widths, Passions Conflict is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 76.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Tangerine support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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