Kotta One
Kotta One is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Kotta One
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 Kotta One from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Kotta One itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 502.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 599.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 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 | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Kotta One
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.
- Baloo Tammudu 2 Regularloosely similar widths (37.4 units)
- Baloo Bhaijaan 2 Regularloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
- Baloo Thambi 2 Regularloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
- Baloo Da 2 Regularloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
- Baloo Bhai 2 Regularloosely similar widths (37.8 units)
- Baloo 2 Regularloosely similar widths (37.8 units)
- Baloo Paaji 2 Regularloosely similar widths (37.8 units)
- Baloo Chettan 2 Regularloosely similar widths (37.8 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Kotta One?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Kotta One itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Kotta One free to use?
Kotta One 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 Kotta One?
By measured letter widths, Baloo Tammudu 2 is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 37.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Kotta One support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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