Abyssinica SIL
Abyssinica SIL is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Abyssinica SIL
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 Abyssinica SIL from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Abyssinica SIL itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 500.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 642.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 450.2 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 540 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Abyssinica SIL
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.
- Charis SIL Regularloosely similar widths (39.1 units)
- Annapurna SIL Regularloosely similar widths (39.8 units)
- Kameron Regularloosely similar widths (40.5 units)
- Averia Gruesa Libre Regularloosely similar widths (46.5 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (46.6 units)
- Gelasio Regularloosely similar widths (47.8 units)
- Funnel Sans Regularloosely similar widths (47.9 units)
- Istok Web Regularloosely similar widths (47.9 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Abyssinica SIL?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Abyssinica SIL itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Abyssinica SIL free to use?
Abyssinica SIL 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 Abyssinica SIL?
By measured letter widths, Charis SIL is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 39.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Abyssinica SIL support?
It includes these character sets: Ethiopic, Latin, Central European.
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