Kadwa
Kadwa is a serif font in 2 weights. Its lowercase letters are 7% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 30 June 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Kadwa
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 Kadwa from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Kadwa itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 553.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 672.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 230 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Kadwa
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.
- Bitter Regularsimilar widths (25.8 units)
- Amethysta Regularloosely similar widths (30.4 units)
- Volkhov Regularloosely similar widths (31.5 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularloosely similar widths (32 units)
- Sarala Regularloosely similar widths (32.7 units)
- Aleo Regularloosely similar widths (33 units)
- Figtree Regularloosely similar widths (33.3 units)
- Maitree Regularloosely similar widths (33.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Kadwa?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Kadwa itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Kadwa free to use?
Kadwa 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 Kadwa?
By measured letter widths, Bitter is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 25.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Kadwa support?
It includes these character sets: Devanagari, Latin.
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