Cambay
Cambay is a sans serif font in 2 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Cambay
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 Cambay from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Cambay itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 490.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 627.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 275 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Cambay
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.
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (34.8 units)
- Averia Gruesa Libre Regularloosely similar widths (35.3 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (37 units)
- Ysabeau Regularloosely similar widths (37 units)
- Hind Regularloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
- Hind Guntur Regularloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
- Hind Madurai Regularloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
- Hind Vadodara Regularloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Cambay?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Cambay itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Cambay free to use?
Cambay 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 Cambay?
By measured letter widths, Averia Libre is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 34.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Cambay support?
It includes these character sets: Devanagari, Latin, Central European.
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