Griffy
Griffy is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 15% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Griffy
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 Griffy from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Griffy itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 444.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 622.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 349.6 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Griffy
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.
- Mystery Quest Regularloosely similar widths (54.8 units)
- Pavanam Regularloosely similar widths (55.9 units)
- Tuffy Regularloosely similar widths (56 units)
- Georama Regularloosely similar widths (56.4 units)
- Palanquin Regularloosely similar widths (56.9 units)
- Risque Regularloosely similar widths (56.9 units)
- Suranna Regularloosely similar widths (57 units)
- Kreon Regularloosely similar widths (57.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Griffy?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Griffy itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Griffy free to use?
Griffy 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 Griffy?
By measured letter widths, Mystery Quest is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 54.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Griffy support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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