Days One
Days One is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 17% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 23 April 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Days One
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 Days One from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Days One itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 606.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 789.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 350.1 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Days One
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.
- Prosto One Regularloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
- BBH Sans Hegarty Regularloosely similar widths (43.9 units)
- BBH Hegarty Regularloosely similar widths (43.9 units)
- Goldman Regularloosely similar widths (48.5 units)
- Hubot Sans Regularloosely similar widths (50.8 units)
- Hepta Slab Regularloosely similar widths (51.1 units)
- Uncial Antiqua Regularloosely similar widths (51.9 units)
- Marhey Regularloosely similar widths (52.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Days One?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Days One itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Days One free to use?
Days One 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 Days One?
By measured letter widths, Prosto One is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 31.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Days One support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Latin.
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