Chau Philomene One
Chau Philomene One is a sans serif font in 1 weight with italics. Its lowercase letters are 15% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Chau Philomene One
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 Chau Philomene One from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Chau Philomene One itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 442 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 534.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 266 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Chau Philomene One
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.
- Stylish Regularloosely similar widths (38.4 units)
- Mirza Regularloosely similar widths (40 units)
- Dai Banna SIL Regularloosely similar widths (41.6 units)
- Barlow Semi Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (42.2 units)
- Timmana Regularloosely similar widths (42.9 units)
- Namdhinggo Regularloosely similar widths (43.6 units)
- Dosis Regularloosely similar widths (43.6 units)
- Gemunu Libre Regularloosely similar widths (44.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Chau Philomene One?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Chau Philomene One itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Chau Philomene One free to use?
Chau Philomene One 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 Chau Philomene One?
By measured letter widths, Stylish is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 38.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Chau Philomene One support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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