Acme
Acme is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 12% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 30 June 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Acme
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 Acme from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Acme itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 455.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 580.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 154 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Acme
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.
- Alegreya Sans Regularsimilar widths (28.6 units)
- Reddit Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (32.1 units)
- Libre Caslon Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
- Slabo 27px Regularloosely similar widths (34 units)
- Unna Regularloosely similar widths (34.8 units)
- Kreon Regularloosely similar widths (35.1 units)
- Catamaran Regularloosely similar widths (35.7 units)
- Stylish Regularloosely similar widths (36.9 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Acme?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Acme itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Acme free to use?
Acme 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 Acme?
By measured letter widths, Alegreya Sans is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 28.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Acme support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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