Cal Sans
Cal Sans is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 9 June 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Cal Sans
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 Cal Sans from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Cal Sans itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 519.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 622.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 164 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 24% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Cal Sans
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.
- Google Sans Flex Regularloosely similar widths (38.8 units)
- Urbanist Regularloosely similar widths (39 units)
- Fustat Regularloosely similar widths (39.7 units)
- TASA Explorer Regularloosely similar widths (40.8 units)
- Hind Siliguri Regularloosely similar widths (41.2 units)
- Hind Mysuru Regularloosely similar widths (41.3 units)
- Hind Madurai Regularloosely similar widths (41.3 units)
- Hind Regularloosely similar widths (41.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Cal Sans?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Cal Sans itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Cal Sans free to use?
Cal Sans 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 Cal Sans?
By measured letter widths, Google Sans Flex is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 38.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Cal Sans support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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