The Nautigal
The Nautigal is a handwriting font in 2 weights. Its lowercase letters are 53% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses The Nautigal
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 The Nautigal from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in The Nautigal itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 259.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 692.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 168 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 41% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to The Nautigal
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.
- Waterfall Regularloosely similar widths (64.1 units)
- Corinthia Regularloosely similar widths (66.7 units)
- Ingrid Darling Regularloosely similar widths (72.5 units)
- Passions Conflict Regularloosely similar widths (77.3 units)
- Lovers Quarrel Regularloosely similar widths (77.7 units)
- Updock Regularloosely similar widths (78.1 units)
- Island Moments Regularloosely similar widths (78.5 units)
- Imperial Script Regularloosely similar widths (80.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses The Nautigal?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in The Nautigal itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is The Nautigal free to use?
The Nautigal 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 The Nautigal?
By measured letter widths, Waterfall is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 64.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does The Nautigal support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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