Faculty Glyphic
Faculty Glyphic is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 4% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 30 May 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Faculty Glyphic
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 Faculty Glyphic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Faculty Glyphic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 542.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 714.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 240 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 | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Faculty Glyphic
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.
- Kumbh Sans Regularloosely similar widths (38.1 units)
- Metropolis Regularloosely similar widths (39.4 units)
- Libre Franklin Regularloosely similar widths (45.9 units)
- Instrument Sans Regularloosely similar widths (46 units)
- Rufina Regularloosely similar widths (46.2 units)
- Amiko Regularloosely similar widths (46.5 units)
- Open Sauce Sans Light Italicloosely similar widths (47 units)
- Open Sauce One Regularloosely similar widths (47 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Faculty Glyphic?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Faculty Glyphic itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Faculty Glyphic free to use?
Faculty Glyphic 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 Faculty Glyphic?
By measured letter widths, Kumbh Sans is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 38.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Faculty Glyphic support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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