Grandstander
Grandstander is a display font in 9 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 5% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Grandstander
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 Grandstander from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Grandstander itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 552.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 563.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 307.5 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
- Grandstander Thin Italic
- Grandstander Thin
- Grandstander ExtraLight Italic
- Grandstander ExtraLight
- Grandstander Light Italic
- Grandstander Light
- Grandstander Italic
- Grandstander Regular
- Grandstander Medium Italic
- Grandstander Medium
- Grandstander SemiBold Italic
- Grandstander SemiBold
- Grandstander Bold Italic
- Grandstander Bold
- Grandstander ExtraBold Italic
- Grandstander ExtraBold
- Grandstander Black Italic
- Grandstander Black
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Grandstander
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.
- Akshar Regularloosely similar widths (43.6 units)
- Epilogue Regularloosely similar widths (44.7 units)
- Modak Regularloosely similar widths (47 units)
- Baloo Bhaijaan 2 Regularloosely similar widths (48.9 units)
- Baloo Thambi 2 Regularloosely similar widths (49.1 units)
- Baloo Paaji 2 Regularloosely similar widths (49.1 units)
- Baloo Chettan 2 Regularloosely similar widths (49.1 units)
- Baloo Tammudu 2 Regularloosely similar widths (49.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Grandstander?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Grandstander itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Grandstander free to use?
Grandstander 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 Grandstander?
By measured letter widths, Akshar is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 43.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Grandstander support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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