Danfo
Danfo is a serif font in 1 weight, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 24% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Danfo
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 Danfo from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Danfo itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 640.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 640.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 130 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 46% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Danfo
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.
- Tourney Regularloosely similar widths (61.6 units)
- Anybody Regularloosely similar widths (64.5 units)
- DynaPuff Regularloosely similar widths (67.1 units)
- Titan One Regularloosely similar widths (70.5 units)
- Pixelify Sans Regularloosely similar widths (71.1 units)
- Fugaz One Regularloosely similar widths (72.3 units)
- Luckiest Guy Regularloosely similar widths (73.9 units)
- Kanit Regularloosely similar widths (75.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Danfo?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Danfo itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Danfo free to use?
Danfo 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 Danfo?
By measured letter widths, Tourney is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 61.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Danfo support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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