Akronim
Akronim is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 29% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 30 May 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Akronim
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 Akronim from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Akronim itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 372.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 509.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 201 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Akronim
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.
- Instrument Serif Regularloosely similar widths (40.9 units)
- Ubuntu Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (44.5 units)
- Lateef Regularloosely similar widths (45 units)
- Caveat Brush Regularloosely similar widths (45.6 units)
- Markazi Text Regularloosely similar widths (45.7 units)
- Parastoo Regularloosely similar widths (47 units)
- Grenze Regularloosely similar widths (47.3 units)
- Saira Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (48.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Akronim?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Akronim itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Akronim free to use?
Akronim 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 Akronim?
By measured letter widths, Instrument Serif is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 40.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Akronim support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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