Gluten
Gluten is a display font in 9 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 9% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Gluten
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 Gluten from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Gluten itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 570.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 638.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 306.5 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 40% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Gluten
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.
- DynaPuff Regularloosely similar widths (47.1 units)
- Kanit Regularloosely similar widths (49.6 units)
- Fredoka Regularloosely similar widths (50.1 units)
- Scoutie Sans Regularloosely similar widths (50.8 units)
- Mitr Regularloosely similar widths (51 units)
- Nixie One Regularloosely similar widths (51 units)
- Sour Gummy Regularloosely similar widths (51.5 units)
- Anybody Regularloosely similar widths (52 units)
Compare Gluten
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Gluten?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Gluten itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Gluten free to use?
Gluten 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 Gluten?
By measured letter widths, DynaPuff is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 47.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Gluten support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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