Jura
Jura is a sans serif font in 5 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Jura
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 Jura from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Jura itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 531.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 616.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 251 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Jura
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.
- Chakra Petch Regularloosely similar widths (34.4 units)
- Bai Jamjuree Regularloosely similar widths (36.9 units)
- Onest Regularloosely similar widths (37.4 units)
- Fustat Regularloosely similar widths (39.3 units)
- Work Sans Regularloosely similar widths (39.6 units)
- Pretendard Regularloosely similar widths (39.9 units)
- Stack Sans Notch Regularloosely similar widths (40.5 units)
- Stack Sans Headline Regularloosely similar widths (40.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Jura?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Jura itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Jura free to use?
Jura 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 Jura?
By measured letter widths, Chakra Petch is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 34.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Jura support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Greek Extended, Kayah Li, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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