Archivo
Archivo is a sans serif font in 9 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Archivo
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 Archivo from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Archivo itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 496.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 684.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 209 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
- Archivo Thin Italic
- Archivo Thin
- Archivo ExtraLight Italic
- Archivo ExtraLight
- Archivo Light Italic
- Archivo Light
- Archivo Italic
- Archivo Regular
- Archivo Medium Italic
- Archivo Medium
- Archivo SemiBold Italic
- Archivo SemiBold
- Archivo Bold Italic
- Archivo Bold
- Archivo ExtraBold Italic
- Archivo ExtraBold
- Archivo Black Italic
- Archivo Black
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Archivo
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.
- Arimo Regularsimilar widths (17.8 units)
- Ramabhadra Regularloosely similar widths (31.1 units)
- Mandali Regularloosely similar widths (33.3 units)
- Istok Web Regularloosely similar widths (35.2 units)
- Figtree Regularloosely similar widths (35.4 units)
- Heebo Regularloosely similar widths (36 units)
- Inter Regularloosely similar widths (36.2 units)
- Adwaita Sans Regularloosely similar widths (36.5 units)
Compare Archivo
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Archivo?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Archivo itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Archivo free to use?
Archivo 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 Archivo?
By measured letter widths, Arimo is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 17.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Archivo support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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