Genos
Genos is a sans serif font in 9 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 17% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 29 June 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Genos
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 Genos from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Genos itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 430.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 538.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 257 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Genos
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.
- Roboto Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (37.5 units)
- Stylish Regularloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
- Oranienbaum Regularloosely similar widths (38.5 units)
- NTR Regularloosely similar widths (38.5 units)
- Kreon Regularloosely similar widths (39.2 units)
- Dosis Regularloosely similar widths (39.4 units)
- Darker Grotesque Regularloosely similar widths (39.9 units)
- Rajdhani Regularloosely similar widths (41.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Genos?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Genos itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Genos free to use?
Genos 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 Genos?
By measured letter widths, Roboto Condensed is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 37.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Genos support?
It includes these character sets: Cherokee, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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