Alef
Alef is a sans serif font in 2 weights. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Alef
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 Alef from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Alef itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 509.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 642 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 283.2 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 Alef
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.
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (37.6 units)
- Averia Gruesa Libre Regularloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
- Salsa Regularloosely similar widths (38.6 units)
- Sawarabi Gothic Regularloosely similar widths (39.1 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (39.1 units)
- Ysabeau Infant Regularloosely similar widths (41.6 units)
- Enriqueta Regularloosely similar widths (42.7 units)
- Outfit Regularloosely similar widths (43.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Alef?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Alef itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Alef free to use?
Alef 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 Alef?
By measured letter widths, Averia Libre is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 37.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Alef support?
It includes these character sets: Hebrew, Latin.
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