Kumbh Sans
Kumbh Sans is a sans serif font in 9 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 3% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Kumbh Sans
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 Kumbh Sans from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Kumbh Sans itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 533.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 683.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 244.1 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 26% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Kumbh Sans
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.
- Bpmf Huninn Regularloosely similar widths (34.5 units)
- Huninn Regularloosely similar widths (34.5 units)
- Varela Round Regularloosely similar widths (35.2 units)
- Varela Regularloosely similar widths (36 units)
- Rufina Regularloosely similar widths (36.6 units)
- Oxygen Regularloosely similar widths (37.1 units)
- Google Sans Regularloosely similar widths (37.5 units)
- Mona Sans Regularloosely similar widths (38.6 units)
Compare Kumbh Sans
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Kumbh Sans?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Kumbh Sans itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Kumbh Sans free to use?
Kumbh Sans 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 Kumbh Sans?
By measured letter widths, Bpmf Huninn is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 34.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Kumbh Sans support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Math symbols, Symbols.
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