Darker Grotesque
Darker Grotesque is a sans serif font in 7 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 23% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Darker Grotesque
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 Darker Grotesque from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Darker Grotesque itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 398.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 535.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 246 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 23% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Darker Grotesque
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.
- Reddit Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (35.4 units)
- Cabin Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
- Dosis Regularloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
- Oranienbaum Regularloosely similar widths (41.4 units)
- Stick No Bills Regularloosely similar widths (41.8 units)
- Roboto Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (42.1 units)
- Genos Regularloosely similar widths (42.2 units)
- Suranna Regularloosely similar widths (42.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Darker Grotesque?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Darker Grotesque itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Darker Grotesque free to use?
Darker Grotesque 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 Darker Grotesque?
By measured letter widths, Reddit Sans Condensed is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 35.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Darker Grotesque support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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