Bayon
Bayon is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 14% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Bayon
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 Bayon from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Bayon itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 443.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 443.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 259.8 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 39% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Bayon
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.
- Koulen Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Staatliches Regularnearly identical widths (1.4 units)
- Rum Raisin Regularloosely similar widths (41.4 units)
- Barlow Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (41.5 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Regularloosely similar widths (41.8 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Text Regularloosely similar widths (42.9 units)
- Squada One Regularloosely similar widths (43 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Regularloosely similar widths (43.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Bayon?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Bayon itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Bayon free to use?
Bayon 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 Bayon?
By measured letter widths, Koulen is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Bayon support?
It includes these character sets: Khmer, Latin.
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