Apfel Grotezk
Apfel Grotezk is a sans serif font in 2 weights. Its lowercase letters are 6% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 15 May 2023.
Editing a PDF that uses Apfel Grotezk
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 Apfel Grotezk from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Apfel Grotezk itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 488.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 604.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 220 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 26% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Apfel Grotezk
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.
- Pretendard Regularloosely similar widths (31 units)
- Kantumruy Pro Regularloosely similar widths (32.7 units)
- Work Sans Regularloosely similar widths (34.8 units)
- Inter Tight Regularloosely similar widths (35.3 units)
- Google Sans Flex Regularloosely similar widths (36.2 units)
- Jura Regularloosely similar widths (38.1 units)
- Vend Sans Regularloosely similar widths (38.3 units)
- Radio Canada Big Regularloosely similar widths (39.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Apfel Grotezk?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Apfel Grotezk itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Apfel Grotezk free to use?
Apfel Grotezk 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 Apfel Grotezk?
By measured letter widths, Pretendard is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 31 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Apfel Grotezk support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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