BIZ UDPGothic
BIZ UDPGothic is a sans serif font in 2 weights. Its lowercase letters are 20% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 7 January 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses BIZ UDPGothic
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 BIZ UDPGothic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in BIZ UDPGothic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 620.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 761.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 333.5 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to BIZ UDPGothic
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.
- BIZ UDPMincho Regularloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded Regularloosely similar widths (46.2 units)
- DejaVu Sans Regularloosely similar widths (52.5 units)
- Finlandica Text Regularloosely similar widths (54.7 units)
- Valley Sans Regularloosely similar widths (54.7 units)
- DejaVu Serif Regularloosely similar widths (55.8 units)
- Train One Regularloosely similar widths (60 units)
- M PLUS U Regularloosely similar widths (60.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses BIZ UDPGothic?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in BIZ UDPGothic itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is BIZ UDPGothic free to use?
BIZ UDPGothic 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 BIZ UDPGothic?
By measured letter widths, BIZ UDPMincho is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 31.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does BIZ UDPGothic support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Greek Extended, Japanese, Latin, Central European.
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