Dai Banna SIL
Dai Banna SIL is a serif font in 5 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 14% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 30 May 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Dai Banna SIL
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 Dai Banna SIL from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Dai Banna SIL itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 442.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 533.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 239.3 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 466.8 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Dai Banna SIL
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.
- Namdhinggo Regularsimilar widths (18.6 units)
- Rasa Regularsimilar widths (27.2 units)
- Yrsa Regularsimilar widths (27.2 units)
- Stylish Regularsimilar widths (27.5 units)
- Gentium Plus Regularsimilar widths (28.7 units)
- Fira Sans Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
- Fira Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
- Cuprum Regularloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Dai Banna SIL?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Dai Banna SIL itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Dai Banna SIL free to use?
Dai Banna SIL 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 Dai Banna SIL?
By measured letter widths, Namdhinggo is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 18.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Dai Banna SIL support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, New Tai Lue.
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