Akt
Akt is a sans serif font in 9 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 13 May 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Akt
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 Akt from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Akt itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 515.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 674.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 220 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Akt
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.
- Savate Regularloosely similar widths (32.4 units)
- Gantari Regularloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
- TikTok Sans Regularloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
- Istok Web Regularloosely similar widths (34.6 units)
- Cossette Texte Regularloosely similar widths (35.5 units)
- 42dot Sans Regularloosely similar widths (36.4 units)
- Asta Sans Regularloosely similar widths (36.4 units)
- Gothic A1 Regularloosely similar widths (37 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Akt?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Akt itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Akt free to use?
Akt 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 Akt?
By measured letter widths, Savate is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 32.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Akt support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Greek Extended, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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