Encode Sans Semi Expanded
Encode Sans Semi Expanded is a sans serif font in 9 weights. Its lowercase letters are 3% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 30 June 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Encode Sans Semi Expanded
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 Encode Sans Semi Expanded from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Encode Sans Semi Expanded itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 535 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 672.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 261.5 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
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Encode Sans Semi Expanded
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.
- Encode Sans Regularvery close widths (10 units)
- Encode Sans Expanded Regularvery close widths (10.3 units)
- Encode Sans Semi Condensed Regularsimilar widths (19.4 units)
- Mulish Regularsimilar widths (27.8 units)
- Nunito Sans Regularsimilar widths (27.9 units)
- Encode Sans SC Regularsimilar widths (28.5 units)
- Gantari Regularsimilar widths (28.9 units)
- Chiron GoRound TC Regularsimilar widths (29.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Encode Sans Semi Expanded?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Encode Sans Semi Expanded itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Encode Sans Semi Expanded free to use?
Encode Sans Semi Expanded 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 Encode Sans Semi Expanded?
By measured letter widths, Encode Sans is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 10 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Encode Sans Semi Expanded support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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