M PLUS 1 Code
M PLUS 1 Code is a monospace font in 7 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 17% narrower than the typical monospace font. Last updated 13 May 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses M PLUS 1 Code
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 M PLUS 1 Code from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in M PLUS 1 Code itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 500 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 500 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 500 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 500 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | monospaced |
| Width of i compared with m | 100% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Monospace |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to M PLUS 1 Code
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.
- Inconsolata Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Fusion Pixel 8px Monospaced JP Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Iosevka Curly Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Fusion Pixel 12px Monospaced TC Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Fusion Pixel 12px Monospaced SC Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Fusion Pixel 12px Monospaced KR Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Fusion Pixel 12px Monospaced JP Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Bytesized Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses M PLUS 1 Code?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in M PLUS 1 Code itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is M PLUS 1 Code free to use?
M PLUS 1 Code 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 M PLUS 1 Code?
By measured letter widths, Inconsolata is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does M PLUS 1 Code support?
It includes these character sets: Japanese, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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