Didact Gothic
Didact Gothic is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 9% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Didact Gothic
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 Didact Gothic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Didact Gothic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 470.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 581.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 223 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Didact Gothic
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.
- Kantumruy Pro Regularloosely similar widths (35 units)
- Thasadith Regularloosely similar widths (36.1 units)
- Imprima Regularloosely similar widths (36.3 units)
- Baloo Da 2 Regularloosely similar widths (36.6 units)
- Baloo Bhai 2 Regularloosely similar widths (36.6 units)
- Baloo Thambi 2 Regularloosely similar widths (36.6 units)
- Baloo Tammudu 2 Regularloosely similar widths (36.6 units)
- Baloo 2 Regularloosely similar widths (36.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Didact Gothic?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Didact Gothic itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Didact Gothic free to use?
Didact Gothic 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 Didact Gothic?
By measured letter widths, Kantumruy Pro is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 35 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Didact Gothic support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Greek Extended, Latin, Central European.
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