KoHo
KoHo is a sans serif font in 6 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 7% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses KoHo
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 KoHo from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in KoHo itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 484.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 636.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 248 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to KoHo
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.
- Overpass Regularloosely similar widths (30.5 units)
- Strichpunkt Sans Regularloosely similar widths (33.8 units)
- Atkinson Hyperlegible Next Regularloosely similar widths (33.8 units)
- Anuphan Regularloosely similar widths (34.1 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Regularloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Thai Regularloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Arabic Regularloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Devanagari Regularloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses KoHo?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in KoHo itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is KoHo free to use?
KoHo 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 KoHo?
By measured letter widths, Overpass is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 30.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does KoHo support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Thai, Vietnamese.
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