Kranky
Kranky is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 2 June 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Kranky
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 Kranky from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Kranky itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 503.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 641.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 280.3 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Kranky
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.
- Unkempt Regularloosely similar widths (44.4 units)
- Zilla Slab Regularloosely similar widths (49.4 units)
- Zilla Slab Highlight Regularloosely similar widths (50.2 units)
- Coming Soon Regularloosely similar widths (52.9 units)
- Palanquin Regularloosely similar widths (54.3 units)
- Skranji Regularloosely similar widths (54.3 units)
- Itim Regularloosely similar widths (54.8 units)
- Cabin Regularloosely similar widths (55 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Kranky?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Kranky itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Kranky free to use?
Kranky is released under the Apache License 2.0, 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 Kranky?
By measured letter widths, Unkempt is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 44.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Kranky support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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