Arapey
Arapey is a serif font in 1 weight with italics. Its lowercase letters are 15% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 2 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Arapey
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 Arapey from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Arapey itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 440.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 551.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 463 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Arapey
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.
- Balthazar Regularsimilar widths (27.7 units)
- Jaldi Regularsimilar widths (27.9 units)
- Mukta Mahee Regularsimilar widths (29.8 units)
- Alegreya Sans Regularloosely similar widths (30.9 units)
- Stylish Regularloosely similar widths (31.1 units)
- Crimson Pro Regularloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
- NTR Regularloosely similar widths (32 units)
- Galdeano Regularloosely similar widths (32.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Arapey?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Arapey itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Arapey free to use?
Arapey 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 Arapey?
By measured letter widths, Balthazar is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 27.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Arapey support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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