Girassol
Girassol is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Girassol
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 Girassol from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Girassol itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 471.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 497.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 192 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 540 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 44% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Girassol
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.
- Norwester Regularloosely similar widths (56.5 units)
- Unica One Regularloosely similar widths (58.2 units)
- Julee Regularloosely similar widths (58.3 units)
- Sansita Regularloosely similar widths (58.4 units)
- Combo Regularloosely similar widths (58.4 units)
- Share Regularloosely similar widths (59.2 units)
- Moulpali Regularloosely similar widths (59.3 units)
- Monomaniac One Regularloosely similar widths (59.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Girassol?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Girassol itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Girassol free to use?
Girassol 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 Girassol?
By measured letter widths, Norwester is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 56.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Girassol support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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