Chango
Chango is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 46% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Chango
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 Chango from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Chango itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 766.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 933.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 400 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Chango
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.
- Lexend Giga Regularloosely similar widths (69.9 units)
- Lexend Mega Regularloosely similar widths (71 units)
- Zalando Sans Expanded Regularloosely similar widths (71.1 units)
- Vast Shadow Regularloosely similar widths (72.4 units)
- Unbounded Regularloosely similar widths (73 units)
- Lexend Exa Regularloosely similar widths (73.6 units)
- Lexend Peta Regularloosely similar widths (73.7 units)
- Lexend Tera Regularloosely similar widths (77.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Chango?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Chango itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Chango free to use?
Chango 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 Chango?
By measured letter widths, Lexend Giga is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 69.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Chango support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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