Tapestry
Tapestry is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Tapestry
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 Tapestry from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Tapestry itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 490.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 687.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 245 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 37% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Tapestry
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.
- Averia Serif Libre Regularloosely similar widths (40.6 units)
- Redaction 35 Regularloosely similar widths (41.5 units)
- Redaction Regularloosely similar widths (42.5 units)
- Redaction 10 Regularloosely similar widths (42.9 units)
- Prociono Regularloosely similar widths (43.2 units)
- Zilla Slab Regularloosely similar widths (43.4 units)
- Simonetta Regularloosely similar widths (43.4 units)
- Redaction 20 Regularloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Tapestry?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Tapestry itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Tapestry free to use?
Tapestry 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 Tapestry?
By measured letter widths, Averia Serif Libre is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 40.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Tapestry support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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