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Gafata

Gafata is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 11% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.

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Gafata Regular
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Editing a PDF that uses Gafata

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 Gafata from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Gafata itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.

Measured metrics

Average lowercase letter width461.4 units per 1000 em
Average capital letter width559.2 units per 1000 em
Word space228 units per 1000 em
Digitsproportional (digit widths differ)
Spacingproportional
Width of i compared with m28%
Printable ASCII characters covered94 of 94
CategorySans serif

Weights and styles

Languages beyond basic Latin

Open fonts closest to Gafata

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.

  1. Rambla Regularsimilar widths (22.4 units)
  2. Reddit Sans Condensed Regularsimilar widths (28.7 units)
  3. Stylish Regularsimilar widths (29.4 units)
  4. Anek Telugu Regularloosely similar widths (30 units)
  5. Anek Malayalam Regularloosely similar widths (30.1 units)
  6. Anek Odia Regularloosely similar widths (30.1 units)
  7. Anek Kannada Regularloosely similar widths (30.1 units)
  8. Anek Devanagari Regularloosely similar widths (30.1 units)

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Questions people ask

+Can I edit a PDF that uses Gafata?

Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Gafata itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.

+Is Gafata free to use?

Gafata 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 Gafata?

By measured letter widths, Rambla is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 22.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.

+Which languages does Gafata support?

It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.

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