Arya
Arya is a sans serif font in 2 weights. Its lowercase letters are 9% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 2 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Arya
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 Arya from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Arya itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 472.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 530.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 235 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 541 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Arya
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.
- Scada Regularloosely similar widths (31.7 units)
- Carrois Gothic Regularloosely similar widths (31.7 units)
- Imprima Regularloosely similar widths (33.1 units)
- Magra Regularloosely similar widths (33.2 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (33.4 units)
- Sansita Regularloosely similar widths (34.5 units)
- Fira Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (35.1 units)
- Strait Regularloosely similar widths (35.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Arya?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Arya itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Arya free to use?
Arya 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 Arya?
By measured letter widths, Scada is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 31.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Arya support?
It includes these character sets: Devanagari, Latin, Central European.
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