Katibeh
Katibeh is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 30% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Katibeh
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 Katibeh from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Katibeh itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 364.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 447.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 168 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 | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Katibeh
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.
- Lateef Regularsimilar widths (28.9 units)
- Markazi Text Regularloosely similar widths (30.4 units)
- Sofia Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (30.8 units)
- Special Gothic Condensed One Regularloosely similar widths (31.5 units)
- Jaini Regularloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
- Jaini Purva Regularloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
- Barlow Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (34.7 units)
- Cossette Titre Regularloosely similar widths (34.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Katibeh?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Katibeh itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Katibeh free to use?
Katibeh 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 Katibeh?
By measured letter widths, Lateef is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 28.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Katibeh support?
It includes these character sets: Arabic, Latin, Central European.
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