Geist Sans
Geist Sans is a sans serif font in 9 weights. Its lowercase letters are 4% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 10 November 2023.
Editing a PDF that uses Geist Sans
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 Sans from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Geist Sans itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 539 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 661.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Geist Sans
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 Regularvery close widths (10.8 units)
- Miranda Sans Regularsimilar widths (28.3 units)
- Bai Jamjuree Regularsimilar widths (29.6 units)
- Onest Regularloosely similar widths (30.3 units)
- Rubik Regularloosely similar widths (32.4 units)
- Golos Text Regularloosely similar widths (32.5 units)
- Public Sans Regularloosely similar widths (32.6 units)
- TASA Orbiter Regularloosely similar widths (33.1 units)
Compare Geist Sans
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Geist Sans?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Geist Sans itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Geist Sans free to use?
Geist Sans 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 Sans?
By measured letter widths, Geist is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 10.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Geist Sans support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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