Krub
Krub is a sans serif font in 6 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Krub
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 Krub from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Krub itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 525.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 618.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 258 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 | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Krub
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.
- National Park Regularloosely similar widths (33.4 units)
- Murecho Regularloosely similar widths (35.1 units)
- Cossette Texte Regularloosely similar widths (36.7 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (37.1 units)
- Ruda Regularloosely similar widths (37.1 units)
- Vend Sans Regularloosely similar widths (37.4 units)
- Asta Sans Regularloosely similar widths (38 units)
- 42dot Sans Regularloosely similar widths (38 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Krub?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Krub itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Krub free to use?
Krub 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 Krub?
By measured letter widths, National Park is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 33.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Krub support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Thai, Vietnamese.
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