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Laila

Laila is a serif font in 5 weights. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font. Last updated 25 June 2025.

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Laila Regular
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Editing a PDF that uses Laila

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 Laila from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Laila itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.

Measured metrics

Average lowercase letter width517.5 units per 1000 em
Average capital letter width661.8 units per 1000 em
Word space272 units per 1000 em
Digitsproportional (digit widths differ)
Spacingproportional
Width of i compared with m29%
Printable ASCII characters covered94 of 94
CategorySerif

Weights and styles

Languages beyond basic Latin

Open fonts closest to Laila

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.

  1. Zalando Sans Regularloosely similar widths (37.8 units)
  2. TASA Orbiter Regularloosely similar widths (39.2 units)
  3. Metrophobic Regularloosely similar widths (39.6 units)
  4. Overpass Regularloosely similar widths (39.8 units)
  5. Kantumruy Pro Regularloosely similar widths (39.9 units)
  6. Gelasio Regularloosely similar widths (40.3 units)
  7. Savate Regularloosely similar widths (40.8 units)
  8. Expletus Sans Regularloosely similar widths (41 units)

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Questions people ask

+Can I edit a PDF that uses Laila?

Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Laila itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.

+Is Laila free to use?

Laila 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 Laila?

By measured letter widths, Zalando Sans is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 37.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.

+Which languages does Laila support?

It includes these character sets: Devanagari, Latin, Central European.

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