Lexend Giga
Lexend Giga is a sans serif font in 9 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 44% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Lexend Giga
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 Lexend Giga from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Lexend Giga itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 745.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 868.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 395 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Lexend Giga
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.
- Lexend Mega Regularsimilar widths (15.5 units)
- Lexend Exa Regularsimilar widths (26.5 units)
- Lexend Peta Regularloosely similar widths (30.7 units)
- Lexend Tera Regularloosely similar widths (44.6 units)
- Ultra Regularloosely similar widths (60.5 units)
- Arbutus Regularloosely similar widths (61.9 units)
- Poller One Regularloosely similar widths (66.5 units)
- Foldit Regularloosely similar widths (72.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Lexend Giga?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Lexend Giga itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Lexend Giga free to use?
Lexend Giga 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 Lexend Giga?
By measured letter widths, Lexend Mega is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 15.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Lexend Giga support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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