Jaro
Jaro is a sans serif font in 1 weight, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 9% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Jaro
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 Jaro from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Jaro itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 472.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 523.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 159 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Jaro
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.
- Protest Guerrilla Regularloosely similar widths (42.9 units)
- Protest Strike Regularloosely similar widths (42.9 units)
- Protest Riot Regularloosely similar widths (43.4 units)
- Saira Semi Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (43.6 units)
- Protest Revolution Regularloosely similar widths (44.9 units)
- Akshar Regularloosely similar widths (46.9 units)
- Lalezar Regularloosely similar widths (48.3 units)
- Reddit Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (48.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Jaro?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Jaro itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Jaro free to use?
Jaro 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 Jaro?
By measured letter widths, Protest Guerrilla is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 42.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Jaro support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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