Figtree
Figtree is a sans serif font in 7 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Figtree
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 Figtree from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Figtree itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 507 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 654.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 247 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 27% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Figtree
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.
- Liter Regularsimilar widths (26.9 units)
- TASA Orbiter Regularsimilar widths (27 units)
- Inter Tight Regularsimilar widths (27.3 units)
- Pretendard Regularsimilar widths (28.4 units)
- Hedvig Letters Sans Regularsimilar widths (29.1 units)
- Inter Regularsimilar widths (29.3 units)
- Adwaita Sans Regularsimilar widths (29.3 units)
- Reddit Sans Regularsimilar widths (29.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Figtree?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Figtree itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Figtree free to use?
Figtree 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 Figtree?
By measured letter widths, Liter 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 Figtree support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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