Gowun Dodum
Gowun Dodum is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 11% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Gowun Dodum
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 Gowun Dodum from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Gowun Dodum itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 463.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 625.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 310 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Gowun Dodum
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.
- Gowun Batang Regularvery close widths (10.4 units)
- Istok Web Regularloosely similar widths (36.5 units)
- Gabarito Regularloosely similar widths (39.7 units)
- Signika Regularloosely similar widths (41.1 units)
- Signika Negative Regularloosely similar widths (41.3 units)
- Gelasio Regularloosely similar widths (41.6 units)
- Ysabeau Office Regularloosely similar widths (42.6 units)
- Averia Gruesa Libre Regularloosely similar widths (43 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Gowun Dodum?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Gowun Dodum itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Gowun Dodum free to use?
Gowun Dodum 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 Gowun Dodum?
By measured letter widths, Gowun Batang is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 10.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Gowun Dodum support?
It includes these character sets: Korean, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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