Water Brush
Water Brush is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 40% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Water Brush
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 Water Brush from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Water Brush itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 328 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 778.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 222 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Water Brush
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.
- Lavishly Yours Regularloosely similar widths (80.9 units)
- Style Script Regularloosely similar widths (81.2 units)
- Ephesis Regularloosely similar widths (84.4 units)
- Imperial Script Regularloosely similar widths (85.3 units)
- Alex Brush Regularloosely similar widths (87.4 units)
- Fleur De Leah Regularloosely similar widths (87.5 units)
- Ms Madi Regularloosely similar widths (87.7 units)
- Whisper Regularloosely similar widths (88.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Water Brush?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Water Brush itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Water Brush free to use?
Water Brush 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 Water Brush?
By measured letter widths, Lavishly Yours is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 80.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Water Brush support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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