Genjyuu Gothic
Genjyuu Gothic is a sans serif font in 7 weights. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 1 November 2024.
Editing a PDF that uses Genjyuu Gothic
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 Genjyuu Gothic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Genjyuu Gothic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 529.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 635.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 223.6 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 554.7 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Genjyuu Gothic
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.
- Noto Sans JP Regularnearly identical widths (0.5 units)
- Noto Sans HK Regularnearly identical widths (0.5 units)
- Noto Sans KR Regularnearly identical widths (0.5 units)
- Noto Sans SC Regularnearly identical widths (0.5 units)
- Noto Sans TC Regularnearly identical widths (0.5 units)
- Chocolate Classical Sans Regularnearly identical widths (0.9 units)
- Chiron Hei HK Regularvery close widths (5.3 units)
- Akatab Regularsimilar widths (21.5 units)
Compare Genjyuu Gothic
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Genjyuu Gothic?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Genjyuu Gothic itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Genjyuu Gothic free to use?
Genjyuu Gothic 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 Genjyuu Gothic?
By measured letter widths, Noto Sans JP is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 0.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Genjyuu Gothic support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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