Zhi Mang Xing
Zhi Mang Xing is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 40% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Zhi Mang Xing
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 Zhi Mang Xing from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Zhi Mang Xing 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 | 474.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 202 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 47% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Zhi Mang Xing
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.
- Devonshire Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Zhi Mang Xing?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Zhi Mang Xing itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Zhi Mang Xing free to use?
Zhi Mang Xing 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 Zhi Mang Xing?
By measured letter widths, Devonshire is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Zhi Mang Xing support?
It includes these character sets: Chinese Simplified, Latin.
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