Allerta
Allerta is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 13% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Allerta
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 Allerta from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Allerta itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 583.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 669.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 267.6 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 88 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Allerta
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.
- Allerta Stencil Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Schibsted Grotesk Regularloosely similar widths (35.6 units)
- Figtree Regularloosely similar widths (36.1 units)
- Alan Sans Regularloosely similar widths (38.8 units)
- Stack Sans Text Regularloosely similar widths (38.8 units)
- Maven Pro Regularloosely similar widths (39.6 units)
- Pitagon Sans Regularloosely similar widths (39.6 units)
- Geist Regularloosely similar widths (39.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Allerta?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Allerta itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Allerta free to use?
Allerta 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 Allerta?
By measured letter widths, Allerta Stencil is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Allerta support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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