Galada
Galada is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 15% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Galada
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 Galada from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Galada itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 443.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 600 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 217 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 | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Galada
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.
- Pattaya Regularvery close widths (6.4 units)
- Lobster Regularvery close widths (7 units)
- Pushster Regularvery close widths (7 units)
- Lobster Two Regularloosely similar widths (37.3 units)
- Akaya Kanadaka Regularloosely similar widths (46.8 units)
- Akaya Telivigala Regularloosely similar widths (47 units)
- Reddit Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (48.8 units)
- Yantramanav Regularloosely similar widths (50.8 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Galada?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Galada itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Galada free to use?
Galada 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 Galada?
By measured letter widths, Pattaya is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 6.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Galada support?
It includes these character sets: Bengali, Latin.
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