Francois One
Francois One is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 11% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Francois One
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 Francois One from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Francois One itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 464 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 533.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 244 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Francois One
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.
- Freeman Regularsimilar widths (23.1 units)
- Oswald Regularloosely similar widths (33 units)
- Strait Regularloosely similar widths (34 units)
- Saira Semi Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (34.8 units)
- Magra Regularloosely similar widths (34.9 units)
- Akshar Regularloosely similar widths (35.4 units)
- Roboto Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (35.7 units)
- Fira Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (36 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Francois One?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Francois One itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Francois One free to use?
Francois One 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 Francois One?
By measured letter widths, Freeman is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 23.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Francois One support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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