Geist Pixel
Geist Pixel is a display font in 1 weight, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical display font. Last updated 30 June 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Geist Pixel
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 Geist Pixel from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Geist Pixel itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 526.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 637.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 380 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 50% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Geist Pixel
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.
- Geist Sans Regularloosely similar widths (37.9 units)
- Geist Regularloosely similar widths (38.1 units)
- National Park Regularloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
- Bai Jamjuree Regularloosely similar widths (41.7 units)
- Roboto Regularloosely similar widths (42.5 units)
- Heebo Regularloosely similar widths (43.4 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (43.4 units)
- Vazirmatn Regularloosely similar widths (43.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Geist Pixel?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Geist Pixel itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Geist Pixel free to use?
Geist Pixel 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 Geist Pixel?
By measured letter widths, Geist Sans is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 37.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Geist Pixel support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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