Amarna
Amarna is a sans serif font in 7 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 26 February 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Amarna
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 Amarna from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Amarna itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 495.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 652.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 300 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 Amarna
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.
- Enriqueta Regularloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
- El Messiri Regularloosely similar widths (34.7 units)
- Philosopher Regularloosely similar widths (34.8 units)
- Playfair Display Regularloosely similar widths (35.1 units)
- Shanti Regularloosely similar widths (35.3 units)
- Maitree Regularloosely similar widths (36.3 units)
- Vollkorn Regularloosely similar widths (36.3 units)
- Pitagon Serif Regularloosely similar widths (36.9 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Amarna?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Amarna itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Amarna free to use?
Amarna 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 Amarna?
By measured letter widths, Enriqueta is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 33.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Amarna support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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