Libertinus Sans
Libertinus Sans is a sans serif font in 2 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 30 July 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Libertinus 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 Libertinus Sans from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Libertinus Sans itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 466.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 624 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 465 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| 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 Libertinus 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.
- Libertinus Serif Regularvery close widths (14.8 units)
- Libertinus Serif Display Regularsimilar widths (17.3 units)
- Sahitya Regularsimilar widths (26.6 units)
- Alegreya Regularsimilar widths (26.7 units)
- Libertinus Math Regularsimilar widths (29.4 units)
- Fenix Regularloosely similar widths (31.6 units)
- Lisu Bosa Regularloosely similar widths (32.1 units)
- Shafarik Regularloosely similar widths (33.8 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Libertinus Sans?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Libertinus Sans itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Libertinus Sans free to use?
Libertinus 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 Libertinus Sans?
By measured letter widths, Libertinus Serif is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 14.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Libertinus Sans support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Greek Extended, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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