Fenix
Fenix is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 9% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Fenix
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 Fenix from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Fenix itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 468.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 621.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 220 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Fenix
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.
- Zilla Slab Regularsimilar widths (26.9 units)
- Zilla Slab Highlight Regularsimilar widths (27.4 units)
- Cantora One Regularsimilar widths (29.2 units)
- Kreon Regularsimilar widths (29.9 units)
- Alegreya Regularloosely similar widths (30 units)
- Sahitya Regularloosely similar widths (30.7 units)
- Labrada Regularloosely similar widths (31.2 units)
- Esteban Regularloosely similar widths (31.4 units)
Compare Fenix
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Fenix?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Fenix itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Fenix free to use?
Fenix 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 Fenix?
By measured letter widths, Zilla Slab is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 26.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Fenix support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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