WindSong
WindSong is a handwriting font in 2 weights. Its lowercase letters are 9% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses WindSong
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 WindSong from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in WindSong itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 496.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 1158.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 350 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 45% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to WindSong
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.
- Meie Script Regularloosely similar widths (148.2 units)
- Twinkle Star Regularloosely similar widths (153.8 units)
- Neonderthaw Regularloosely similar widths (158.1 units)
- Sail Regularloosely similar widths (161 units)
- Cherry Swash Regularloosely similar widths (163.6 units)
- Parisienne Regularloosely similar widths (170.3 units)
- Ballet Regularloosely similar widths (172 units)
- Jacquarda Bastarda 9 Regularloosely similar widths (174.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses WindSong?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in WindSong itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is WindSong free to use?
WindSong 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 WindSong?
By measured letter widths, Meie Script is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 148.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does WindSong support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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