Gidugu
Gidugu is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 37% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Gidugu
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 Gidugu from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Gidugu itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 324.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 358.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 177.1 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Gidugu
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.
- Pathway Gothic One Regularloosely similar widths (49 units)
- Mouse Memoirs Regularloosely similar widths (49.3 units)
- Big Shoulders Display Regularloosely similar widths (49.4 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Display Regularloosely similar widths (49.4 units)
- Dongle Regularloosely similar widths (49.8 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Display Regularloosely similar widths (50.7 units)
- Sofia Sans Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (50.9 units)
- Yanone Kaffeesatz Regularloosely similar widths (51 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Gidugu?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Gidugu itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Gidugu free to use?
Gidugu 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 Gidugu?
By measured letter widths, Pathway Gothic One is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 49 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Gidugu support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Telugu.
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