Blinker
Blinker is a sans serif font in 8 weights. Its lowercase letters are 8% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Blinker
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 Blinker from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Blinker itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 475 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 570 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 171 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 27% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Blinker
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.
- Anek Bangla Regularsimilar widths (26.4 units)
- Anek Gujarati Regularsimilar widths (26.6 units)
- Anek Odia Regularsimilar widths (26.7 units)
- Anek Latin Regularsimilar widths (26.7 units)
- Anek Devanagari Regularsimilar widths (26.8 units)
- Anek Telugu Regularsimilar widths (27 units)
- Anek Malayalam Regularsimilar widths (27 units)
- Anek Kannada Regularsimilar widths (27 units)
Compare Blinker
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Blinker?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Blinker itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Blinker free to use?
Blinker 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 Blinker?
By measured letter widths, Anek Bangla is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 26.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Blinker support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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