BenchNine
BenchNine is a sans serif font in 3 weights. Its lowercase letters are 39% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses BenchNine
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 BenchNine from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in BenchNine itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 318.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 390.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 138.2 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to BenchNine
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.
- Saira Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (32.7 units)
- Sofia Sans Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (34.1 units)
- Gurajada Regularloosely similar widths (34.7 units)
- Dongle Regularloosely similar widths (35 units)
- Teko Regularloosely similar widths (36.3 units)
- Pathway Gothic One Regularloosely similar widths (37.1 units)
- Smythe Regularloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Text Regularloosely similar widths (41.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses BenchNine?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in BenchNine itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is BenchNine free to use?
BenchNine 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 BenchNine?
By measured letter widths, Saira Extra Condensed is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 32.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does BenchNine support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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