Chewy
Chewy is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 14% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 30 May 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Chewy
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 Chewy from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Chewy itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 453.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 498.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 235.3 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Chewy
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.
- Oranienbaum Regularloosely similar widths (40.6 units)
- Cuprum Regularloosely similar widths (40.9 units)
- Akshar Regularloosely similar widths (42.3 units)
- Anek Malayalam Regularloosely similar widths (45.6 units)
- Anek Kannada Regularloosely similar widths (45.7 units)
- Anek Latin Regularloosely similar widths (45.8 units)
- Anek Telugu Regularloosely similar widths (45.8 units)
- Anek Devanagari Regularloosely similar widths (45.8 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Chewy?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Chewy itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Chewy free to use?
Chewy is released under the Apache License 2.0, 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 Chewy?
By measured letter widths, Oranienbaum is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 40.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Chewy support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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