Asul
Asul is a serif font in 2 weights. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 25 June 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Asul
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 Asul from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Asul itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 499.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 629.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 225 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Asul
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.
- Crimson Pro Regularloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
- Shanti Regularloosely similar widths (39 units)
- Inria Serif Regularloosely similar widths (39.7 units)
- Frank Ruhl Libre Regularloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
- 42dot Sans Regularloosely similar widths (41 units)
- Asta Sans Regularloosely similar widths (41 units)
- Encode Sans Semi Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (41.2 units)
- Murecho Regularloosely similar widths (41.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Asul?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Asul itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Asul free to use?
Asul 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 Asul?
By measured letter widths, Crimson Pro is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 37.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Asul support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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