Halant
Halant is a serif font in 5 weights. Its lowercase letters are 7% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Halant
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 Halant from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Halant itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 479.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 573.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 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 | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Halant
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.
- Amaranth Regularloosely similar widths (42.1 units)
- Caladea Regularloosely similar widths (42.9 units)
- Courgette Regularloosely similar widths (43 units)
- Yaldevi Regularloosely similar widths (44.7 units)
- Athiti Regularloosely similar widths (44.9 units)
- Epunda Sans Regularloosely similar widths (45.2 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (45.3 units)
- Rambla Regularloosely similar widths (45.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Halant?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Halant itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Halant free to use?
Halant 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 Halant?
By measured letter widths, Amaranth is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 42.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Halant support?
It includes these character sets: Devanagari, Latin, Central European.
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