Farsan
Farsan is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 34% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Farsan
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 Farsan from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Farsan itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 344.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 467.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 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 Farsan
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.
- Cossette Titre Regularloosely similar widths (36.1 units)
- Lateef Regularloosely similar widths (36.7 units)
- Oswald Regularloosely similar widths (37.4 units)
- Maiden Orange Regularloosely similar widths (37.5 units)
- Gemunu Libre Regularloosely similar widths (37.6 units)
- PT Sans Narrow Regularloosely similar widths (38 units)
- Markazi Text Regularloosely similar widths (38.5 units)
- Saira Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (39.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Farsan?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Farsan itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Farsan free to use?
Farsan 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 Farsan?
By measured letter widths, Cossette Titre is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 36.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Farsan support?
It includes these character sets: Gujarati, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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