Balsamiq Sans
Balsamiq Sans is a display font in 2 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 6% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Balsamiq Sans
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 Balsamiq Sans from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Balsamiq Sans itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 494 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 664.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 270 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Balsamiq Sans
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.
- Zalando Sans Regularloosely similar widths (34.4 units)
- Overpass Regularloosely similar widths (36.8 units)
- Inter Tight Regularloosely similar widths (37.8 units)
- Inter Regularloosely similar widths (38.4 units)
- Adwaita Sans Regularloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
- KoHo Regularloosely similar widths (38.8 units)
- Figtree Regularloosely similar widths (38.9 units)
- Metrophobic Regularloosely similar widths (39.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Balsamiq Sans?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Balsamiq Sans itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Balsamiq Sans free to use?
Balsamiq Sans 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 Balsamiq Sans?
By measured letter widths, Zalando Sans is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 34.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Balsamiq Sans support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Central European.
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