Kay Pho Du
Kay Pho Du is a serif font in 4 weights. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 30 May 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Kay Pho Du
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 Kay Pho Du from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Kay Pho Du itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 492.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 597.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 380.9 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 540 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 41% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Kay Pho Du
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.
- IBM Plex Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (35.1 units)
- Athiti Regularloosely similar widths (36.5 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (38.9 units)
- Signika Regularloosely similar widths (40.2 units)
- Signika Negative Regularloosely similar widths (40.3 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
- Itim Regularloosely similar widths (40.5 units)
- Sunflower Lightloosely similar widths (40.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Kay Pho Du?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Kay Pho Du itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Kay Pho Du free to use?
Kay Pho Du 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 Kay Pho Du?
By measured letter widths, IBM Plex Sans Condensed is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 35.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Kay Pho Du support?
It includes these character sets: Kayah Li, Latin, Central European.
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