Alien Block
Alien Block is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 43% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 8 June 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Alien Block
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 Alien Block from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Alien Block itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 750 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 750 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 375 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 750 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | monospaced |
| Width of i compared with m | 100% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Alien Block
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.
- Major Mono Display Regularloosely similar widths (60 units)
- Silkscreen Regularloosely similar widths (72.4 units)
- Bungee Tint Regularloosely similar widths (77.2 units)
- Bungee Regularloosely similar widths (77.2 units)
- Bungee Spice Regularloosely similar widths (77.2 units)
- Bungee Outline Regularloosely similar widths (77.2 units)
- Bungee Inline Regularloosely similar widths (77.2 units)
- Bungee Hairline Regularloosely similar widths (77.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Alien Block?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Alien Block itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Alien Block free to use?
Alien Block 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 Alien Block?
By measured letter widths, Major Mono Display is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 60 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Alien Block support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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