Anek Malayalam
Anek Malayalam is a sans serif font in 8 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 8% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Anek Malayalam
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 Anek Malayalam from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Anek Malayalam itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 478.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 560.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 239 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 27% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Anek Malayalam
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.
- Anek Kannada Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Anek Telugu Regularidentical letter widths (0.1 units)
- Anek Devanagari Regularidentical letter widths (0.3 units)
- Anek Latin Regularidentical letter widths (0.3 units)
- Anek Odia Regularidentical letter widths (0.3 units)
- Anek Gujarati Regularidentical letter widths (0.4 units)
- Anek Tamil Regularidentical letter widths (0.4 units)
- Anek Gurmukhi Regularidentical letter widths (0.4 units)
Compare Anek Malayalam
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Anek Malayalam?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Anek Malayalam itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Anek Malayalam free to use?
Anek Malayalam 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 Anek Malayalam?
By measured letter widths, Anek Kannada 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 Anek Malayalam support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Malayalam.
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