DM Sans
DM Sans is a sans serif font in 9 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses DM Sans
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 DM Sans from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in DM Sans itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 521.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 633.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 266 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 27% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
- DM Sans Thin Italic
- DM Sans Thin
- DM Sans ExtraLight Italic
- DM Sans ExtraLight
- DM Sans Light Italic
- DM Sans Light
- DM Sans Italic
- DM Sans Regular
- DM Sans Medium Italic
- DM Sans Medium
- DM Sans SemiBold Italic
- DM Sans SemiBold
- DM Sans Bold Italic
- DM Sans Bold
- DM Sans ExtraBold Italic
- DM Sans ExtraBold
- DM Sans Black Italic
- DM Sans Black
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to DM Sans
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.
- Rethink Sans Regularsimilar widths (16.4 units)
- Fustat Regularsimilar widths (27.1 units)
- Albert Sans Regularsimilar widths (29.2 units)
- Poppins Regularloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
- Parkinsans Regularloosely similar widths (33.2 units)
- Figtree Regularloosely similar widths (33.3 units)
- Liter Regularloosely similar widths (33.4 units)
- Miranda Sans Regularloosely similar widths (33.7 units)
Compare DM Sans
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses DM Sans?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in DM Sans itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is DM Sans free to use?
DM Sans 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 DM Sans?
By measured letter widths, Rethink Sans is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 16.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does DM Sans support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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