Farro
Farro is a sans serif font in 4 weights. Its lowercase letters are 7% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Farro
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 Farro from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Farro itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 556.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 624.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 227 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Farro
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.
- Murecho Regularloosely similar widths (30.3 units)
- Vend Sans Regularloosely similar widths (30.7 units)
- Exo 2 Regularloosely similar widths (31.6 units)
- Oxanium Regularloosely similar widths (32.7 units)
- Cossette Texte Regularloosely similar widths (35.8 units)
- National Park Regularloosely similar widths (35.9 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (36.2 units)
- Play Regularloosely similar widths (36.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Farro?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Farro itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Farro free to use?
Farro 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 Farro?
By measured letter widths, Murecho is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 30.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Farro support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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