Fahkwang
Fahkwang is a sans serif font in 6 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 9% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Fahkwang
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 Fahkwang from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Fahkwang itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 567.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 741.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 266 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Fahkwang
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.
- RocknRoll One Regularloosely similar widths (44.2 units)
- Reggae One Regularloosely similar widths (45 units)
- Train One Regularloosely similar widths (45.1 units)
- Archivo Regularloosely similar widths (45.4 units)
- Libre Franklin Regularloosely similar widths (47.2 units)
- Shippori Antique Regularloosely similar widths (47.8 units)
- Shippori Antique B1 Regularloosely similar widths (47.8 units)
- Wix Madefor Display Regularloosely similar widths (48 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Fahkwang?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Fahkwang itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Fahkwang free to use?
Fahkwang 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 Fahkwang?
By measured letter widths, RocknRoll One is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 44.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Fahkwang support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Thai, Vietnamese.
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