Chicle
Chicle is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 26% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Chicle
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 Chicle from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Chicle itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 385.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 415.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Chicle
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.
- Aubrey Regularloosely similar widths (40.9 units)
- Special Gothic Condensed One Regularloosely similar widths (43 units)
- Markazi Text Regularloosely similar widths (43.9 units)
- Jaini Regularloosely similar widths (44.2 units)
- Jaini Purva Regularloosely similar widths (44.2 units)
- Pirata One Regularloosely similar widths (44.7 units)
- Bokor Regularloosely similar widths (45.2 units)
- Sofia Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (45.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Chicle?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Chicle itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Chicle free to use?
Chicle 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 Chicle?
By measured letter widths, Aubrey is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 40.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Chicle support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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