Alkalami
Alkalami is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Alkalami
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 Alkalami from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Alkalami itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 513.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 682.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 565 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Alkalami
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.
- Ruwudu Regularidentical letter widths (0.2 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularloosely similar widths (34 units)
- Source Serif Pro Regularloosely similar widths (36.2 units)
- Frank Ruhl Libre Regularloosely similar widths (37.5 units)
- Poltawski Nowy Regularloosely similar widths (38.6 units)
- Cambo Regularloosely similar widths (38.9 units)
- Aleo Regularloosely similar widths (39 units)
- Copse Regularloosely similar widths (39.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Alkalami?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Alkalami itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Alkalami free to use?
Alkalami 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 Alkalami?
By measured letter widths, Ruwudu is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 0.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Alkalami support?
It includes these character sets: Arabic, Latin, Central European.
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