Karla
Karla is a sans serif font in 7 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Karla
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 Karla from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Karla itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 520.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 600.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 237.5 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Karla
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.
- Karmilla Regularnearly identical widths (4.2 units)
- Anek Kannada Regularloosely similar widths (36.2 units)
- Anek Telugu Regularloosely similar widths (36.2 units)
- Anek Malayalam Regularloosely similar widths (36.3 units)
- Anek Tamil Regularloosely similar widths (36.5 units)
- Anek Gurmukhi Regularloosely similar widths (36.5 units)
- Anek Devanagari Regularloosely similar widths (36.5 units)
- Anek Latin Regularloosely similar widths (36.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Karla?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Karla itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Karla free to use?
Karla 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 Karla?
By measured letter widths, Karmilla is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 4.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Karla support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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