Changa
Changa is a sans serif font in 7 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Changa
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 Changa from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Changa itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 495.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 552.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Changa
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.
- Signika Negative Regularloosely similar widths (35.1 units)
- Arima Regularloosely similar widths (35.5 units)
- Arima Madurai Regularloosely similar widths (35.5 units)
- Signika Regularloosely similar widths (35.5 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (35.7 units)
- Tirra Regularloosely similar widths (36.4 units)
- Akatab Regularloosely similar widths (36.4 units)
- Assistant Regularloosely similar widths (36.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Changa?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Changa itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Changa free to use?
Changa 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 Changa?
By measured letter widths, Signika Negative is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 35.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Changa support?
It includes these character sets: Arabic, Latin, Central European.
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