Free alternatives to Avenir Next
Avenir Next is not an open font. These open fonts come closest by measured letter widths, the property that decides whether text keeps its line breaks when the font is swapped.
Closest open fonts to Avenir Next
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.
- Geologica SemiBoldloosely similar widths (30.5 units)
- TikTok Sans Boldloosely similar widths (31.6 units)
- Geologica Boldloosely similar widths (31.6 units)
- Geologica Mediumloosely similar widths (31.8 units)
- Aileron ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (31.9 units)
- TikTok Sans SemiBoldloosely similar widths (32.5 units)
- Geologica Regularloosely similar widths (34.1 units)
- Geologica ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (34.4 units)
- Mooli Regularloosely similar widths (34.8 units)
- TikTok Sans ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (35 units)
Avenir Next measured
| Average lowercase letter width | 560 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 694 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 646 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
Editing a PDF that uses Avenir Next
Most PDFs embed only the letters they already use. Type a new letter and many editors either refuse or swap in a different font. Avenir Next is not freely available, so MythosPDF first uses every letter already embedded in your PDF. If a new letter is missing, it asks before using the closest open font listed here, and tells you which one it used.
Questions people ask
+What is the best free alternative to Avenir Next?
By measured letter widths, Geologica SemiBold: loosely similar widths (30.5 units per 1000 em).
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Avenir Next without having it installed?
Yes. MythosPDF first uses the letters already embedded in the PDF. For a missing letter it asks before using the closest open font.
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