DejaVu Mono
DejaVu Mono is a monospace font in 2 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical monospace font. Last updated 15 May 2023.
Editing a PDF that uses DejaVu Mono
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 Mono from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in DejaVu Mono itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 602 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 602 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 602 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 602 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | monospaced |
| Width of i compared with m | 100% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Monospace |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to DejaVu Mono
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.
- Oxygen Mono Regularnearly identical widths (2 units)
- Cousine Regularnearly identical widths (2 units)
- Roboto Mono Regularnearly identical widths (2 units)
- Noto Mono Regularnearly identical widths (2 units)
- DM Mono Regularnearly identical widths (2 units)
- Doto Regularnearly identical widths (2 units)
- Fira Code Regularnearly identical widths (2 units)
- Red Hat Mono Regularnearly identical widths (2 units)
Compare DejaVu Mono
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses DejaVu Mono?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in DejaVu Mono itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is DejaVu Mono free to use?
DejaVu Mono 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 Mono?
By measured letter widths, Oxygen Mono is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does DejaVu Mono support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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