Codystar
Codystar is a display font in 2 weights. Its lowercase letters are 27% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Codystar
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 Codystar from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Codystar itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 665.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 665.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 389.6 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 25% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Codystar
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.
- Cinzel Regularloosely similar widths (54.1 units)
- Cinzel Decorative Regularloosely similar widths (59.5 units)
- Playfair Display SC Regularloosely similar widths (61.4 units)
- Castoro Titling Regularloosely similar widths (65.1 units)
- Vollkorn SC Regularloosely similar widths (67.6 units)
- Julius Sans One Regularloosely similar widths (68.1 units)
- Montserrat Subrayada Regularloosely similar widths (69.8 units)
- Chelsea Market Regularloosely similar widths (71.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Codystar?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Codystar itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Codystar free to use?
Codystar 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 Codystar?
By measured letter widths, Cinzel is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 54.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Codystar support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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