Duru Sans
Duru Sans is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 11% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Duru 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 Duru Sans from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Duru Sans itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 574.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 679.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 335 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Duru 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.
- Source Serif 4 Regularloosely similar widths (38.4 units)
- National Park Regularloosely similar widths (38.5 units)
- Noto Sans Kannada Regularloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
- Noto Sans Oriya Regularloosely similar widths (39.1 units)
- Noto Sans Devanagari Regularloosely similar widths (39.2 units)
- Noto Sans Gurmukhi Regularloosely similar widths (39.2 units)
- Noto Sans Telugu Regularloosely similar widths (39.4 units)
- Google Sans Flex Regularloosely similar widths (39.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Duru Sans?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Duru Sans itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Duru Sans free to use?
Duru 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 Duru Sans?
By measured letter widths, Source Serif 4 is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 38.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Duru Sans support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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