DejaVu Math
DejaVu Math is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 9% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 15 May 2023.
Editing a PDF that uses DejaVu Math
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 DejaVu Math from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in DejaVu Math itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 569.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 741.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 317 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 636 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to DejaVu Math
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.
- DejaVu Serif Regularvery close widths (11.9 units)
- DejaVu Sans Regularloosely similar widths (37.3 units)
- Gelasio Regularloosely similar widths (39.9 units)
- Shippori Mincho B1 Regularloosely similar widths (42.5 units)
- Shippori Mincho Regularloosely similar widths (42.5 units)
- Kameron Regularloosely similar widths (43.6 units)
- Kaisei HarunoUmi Regularloosely similar widths (43.9 units)
- Kaisei Tokumin Regularloosely similar widths (43.9 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses DejaVu Math?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in DejaVu Math itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is DejaVu Math free to use?
DejaVu Math 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 DejaVu Math?
By measured letter widths, DejaVu Serif is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 11.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does DejaVu Math support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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