iA Writer Duo
iA Writer Duo is a monospace font in 2 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 4% wider than the typical monospace font. Last updated 15 May 2023.
Editing a PDF that uses iA Writer Duo
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 iA Writer Duo from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in iA Writer Duo itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 623.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 623.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 600 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 600 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 67% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Monospace |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to iA Writer Duo
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.
- iA Writer Mono Regularsimilar widths (18.2 units)
- Bitcount Grid Single Ink Regularsimilar widths (18.9 units)
- Bitcount Grid Double Ink Regularsimilar widths (18.9 units)
- Geist Mono Regularsimilar widths (18.9 units)
- Google Sans Code Regularsimilar widths (18.9 units)
- Hibur Mono Regularsimilar widths (18.9 units)
- Pitagon Sans Mono Regularsimilar widths (18.9 units)
- Spline Sans Mono Regularsimilar widths (18.9 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses iA Writer Duo?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in iA Writer Duo itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is iA Writer Duo free to use?
iA Writer Duo 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 iA Writer Duo?
By measured letter widths, iA Writer Mono is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 18.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does iA Writer Duo support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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