LXGW Marker Gothic
LXGW Marker Gothic is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 4% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 11 March 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses LXGW Marker Gothic
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 LXGW Marker Gothic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in LXGW Marker Gothic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 540.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 586.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 248 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 37% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to LXGW Marker Gothic
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.
- Yusei Magic Regularvery close widths (12.5 units)
- Finlandica Headline Regularloosely similar widths (45.3 units)
- Finlandica Regularloosely similar widths (45.6 units)
- Barlow Regularloosely similar widths (48.4 units)
- Mogra Regularloosely similar widths (49.4 units)
- Madimi One Regularloosely similar widths (51.1 units)
- Modak Regularloosely similar widths (51.9 units)
- Athiti Regularloosely similar widths (51.9 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses LXGW Marker Gothic?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in LXGW Marker Gothic itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is LXGW Marker Gothic free to use?
LXGW Marker Gothic 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 LXGW Marker Gothic?
By measured letter widths, Yusei Magic is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 12.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does LXGW Marker Gothic support?
It includes these character sets: Chinese Traditional, Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Latin, Central European, More symbols, Vietnamese.
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