Chathura
Chathura is a sans serif font in 5 weights. Its lowercase letters are 55% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Chathura
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 Chathura from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Chathura itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 233.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 305 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 180 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 26% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Chathura
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.
- Wire One Regularsimilar widths (27.9 units)
- Tulpen One Regularloosely similar widths (31.9 units)
- Karantina Regularloosely similar widths (34 units)
- Big Shoulders Display Regularloosely similar widths (35.9 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Display Regularloosely similar widths (36.5 units)
- Bigelow Rules Regularloosely similar widths (36.9 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Display Regularloosely similar widths (37.3 units)
- Jomhuria Regularloosely similar widths (38 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Chathura?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Chathura itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Chathura free to use?
Chathura 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 Chathura?
By measured letter widths, Wire One is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 27.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Chathura support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Telugu.
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