Economica
Economica is a sans serif font in 2 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 34% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Economica
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 Economica from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Economica itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 341.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 417.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 190 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 410 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Economica
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.
- Sofia Sans Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (37 units)
- Ramsina Regularloosely similar widths (39.4 units)
- Pathway Gothic One Regularloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
- Special Gothic Condensed One Regularloosely similar widths (40.5 units)
- Saira Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (40.7 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Display Regularloosely similar widths (41 units)
- Big Shoulders Display Regularloosely similar widths (41.3 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Display Regularloosely similar widths (41.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Economica?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Economica itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Economica free to use?
Economica 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 Economica?
By measured letter widths, Sofia Sans Extra Condensed is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 37 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Economica support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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