Chiron Hei HK
Chiron Hei HK is a sans serif font in 8 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 23 July 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Chiron Hei HK
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 Chiron Hei HK from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Chiron Hei HK itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 527.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 629.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 221 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 549 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
- Chiron Hei HK ExtraLight Italic
- Chiron Hei HK ExtraLight
- Chiron Hei HK Light Italic
- Chiron Hei HK Light
- Chiron Hei HK Italic
- Chiron Hei HK Regular
- Chiron Hei HK Medium Italic
- Chiron Hei HK Medium
- Chiron Hei HK SemiBold Italic
- Chiron Hei HK SemiBold
- Chiron Hei HK Bold Italic
- Chiron Hei HK Bold
- Chiron Hei HK ExtraBold Italic
- Chiron Hei HK ExtraBold
- Chiron Hei HK Black Italic
- Chiron Hei HK Black
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Chiron Hei HK
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.
- Genjyuu Gothic Regularnearly identical widths (3.1 units)
- Noto Sans KR Regularvery close widths (5.7 units)
- Noto Sans HK Regularvery close widths (5.7 units)
- Noto Sans TC Regularvery close widths (5.7 units)
- Noto Sans JP Regularvery close widths (5.7 units)
- Noto Sans SC Regularvery close widths (5.7 units)
- Chocolate Classical Sans Regularvery close widths (6.1 units)
- Akatab Regularsimilar widths (19.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Chiron Hei HK?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Chiron Hei HK itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Chiron Hei HK free to use?
Chiron Hei HK 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 Chiron Hei HK?
By measured letter widths, Genjyuu Gothic is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 3.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Chiron Hei HK support?
It includes these character sets: Chinese Traditional, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Greek Extended, Latin, Central European, More symbols, Vietnamese.
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