Expletus Sans
Expletus Sans is a display font in 4 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical display font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Expletus 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 Expletus Sans from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Expletus Sans itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 519.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 647.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 257 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Expletus 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.
- Figtree Regularloosely similar widths (40 units)
- TASA Orbiter Regularloosely similar widths (40.1 units)
- Liter Regularloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
- Cossette Texte Regularloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
- Laila Regularloosely similar widths (41 units)
- Oxygen Regularloosely similar widths (41.1 units)
- Google Sans Flex Regularloosely similar widths (41.3 units)
- Tiro Kannada Regularloosely similar widths (41.4 units)
Compare Expletus Sans
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Expletus Sans?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Expletus Sans itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Expletus Sans free to use?
Expletus 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 Expletus Sans?
By measured letter widths, Figtree is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 40 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Expletus Sans support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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