Kurale
Kurale is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 11 March 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Kurale
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 Kurale from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Kurale itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 492.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 603.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 309 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Kurale
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.
- Gabriela Regularloosely similar widths (32.7 units)
- Epunda Slab Regularloosely similar widths (37.1 units)
- Exo Regularloosely similar widths (37.2 units)
- Cossette Texte Regularloosely similar widths (37.4 units)
- Atkinson Hyperlegible Next Regularloosely similar widths (38.1 units)
- Sarabun Regularloosely similar widths (38.4 units)
- Overpass Regularloosely similar widths (38.6 units)
- Atkinson Hyperlegible Regularloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Kurale?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Kurale itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Kurale free to use?
Kurale 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 Kurale?
By measured letter widths, Gabriela is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 32.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Kurale support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Devanagari, Latin, Central European.
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