Dorsa
Dorsa is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 65% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Dorsa
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 Dorsa from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Dorsa itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 183.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 195.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 100 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 25% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Dorsa
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.
- Wavefont Regularloosely similar widths (37.6 units)
- Six Caps Regularloosely similar widths (42.3 units)
- Tulpen One Regularloosely similar widths (53.5 units)
- Foldit Regularloosely similar widths (57.9 units)
- Karantina Regularloosely similar widths (66.8 units)
- Wire One Regularloosely similar widths (74.5 units)
- Chathura Regularloosely similar widths (78.1 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Display Regularloosely similar widths (80.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Dorsa?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Dorsa itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Dorsa free to use?
Dorsa 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 Dorsa?
By measured letter widths, Wavefont is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 37.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Dorsa support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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