Catamaran
Catamaran is a sans serif font in 9 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 11% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Catamaran
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 Catamaran from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Catamaran itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 461 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 590.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 233 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 25% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Catamaran
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.
- Palanquin Regularsimilar widths (18.1 units)
- Mukta Vaani Regularloosely similar widths (34.5 units)
- Mukta Regularloosely similar widths (34.5 units)
- Saira Semi Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (35 units)
- Acme Regularloosely similar widths (35.7 units)
- Kreon Regularloosely similar widths (35.9 units)
- Mukta Mahee Regularloosely similar widths (35.9 units)
- Thasadith Regularloosely similar widths (36.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Catamaran?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Catamaran itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Catamaran free to use?
Catamaran 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 Catamaran?
By measured letter widths, Palanquin is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 18.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Catamaran support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Tamil.
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