Actor
Actor is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 7% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Actor
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 Actor from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Actor itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 480.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 610.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 229 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 27% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Actor
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.
- Hind Siliguri Regularsimilar widths (28.9 units)
- Hind Guntur Regularsimilar widths (29.1 units)
- Hind Vadodara Regularsimilar widths (29.1 units)
- Hind Mysuru Regularsimilar widths (29.1 units)
- Hind Regularsimilar widths (29.1 units)
- Hind Madurai Regularsimilar widths (29.1 units)
- Encode Sans Semi Condensed Regularsimilar widths (29.2 units)
- Encode Sans Regularsimilar widths (29.9 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Actor?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Actor itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Actor free to use?
Actor 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 Actor?
By measured letter widths, Hind Siliguri is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 28.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Actor support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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