Josefin Sans
Josefin Sans is a sans serif font in 7 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Josefin Sans
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 Josefin Sans from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Josefin Sans itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 497.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 691 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 316 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
- Josefin Sans Thin Italic
- Josefin Sans Thin
- Josefin Sans ExtraLight Italic
- Josefin Sans ExtraLight
- Josefin Sans Light Italic
- Josefin Sans Light
- Josefin Sans Italic
- Josefin Sans Regular
- Josefin Sans Medium Italic
- Josefin Sans Medium
- Josefin Sans SemiBold Italic
- Josefin Sans SemiBold
- Josefin Sans Bold Italic
- Josefin Sans Bold
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Josefin Sans
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.
- Reem Kufi Regularvery close widths (5.7 units)
- Reem Kufi Fun Regularvery close widths (5.7 units)
- Reem Kufi Ink Regularvery close widths (5.7 units)
- Amarna Regularloosely similar widths (38.1 units)
- Josefin Slab Regularloosely similar widths (41.6 units)
- Enriqueta Regularloosely similar widths (42.3 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularloosely similar widths (43.2 units)
- Mona Sans Regularloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Josefin Sans?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Josefin Sans itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Josefin Sans free to use?
Josefin Sans 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 Josefin Sans?
By measured letter widths, Reem Kufi is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 5.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Josefin Sans support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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