Bebas Neue
Bebas Neue is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 25% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Bebas Neue
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 Bebas Neue from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Bebas Neue itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 389.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 389.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 160 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 400 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Bebas Neue
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.
- Yanone Kaffeesatz Regularloosely similar widths (36.6 units)
- Pathway Gothic One Regularloosely similar widths (37.2 units)
- New Amsterdam Regularloosely similar widths (38.2 units)
- Saira Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
- Handjet Regularloosely similar widths (39.6 units)
- Teko Regularloosely similar widths (40.5 units)
- Sofia Sans Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (41.2 units)
- Agdasima Regularloosely similar widths (41.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Bebas Neue?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Bebas Neue itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Bebas Neue free to use?
Bebas Neue 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 Bebas Neue?
By measured letter widths, Yanone Kaffeesatz is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 36.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Bebas Neue support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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