Magra
Magra is a sans serif font in 2 weights. Its lowercase letters are 11% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Magra
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 Magra from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Magra itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 463.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 536.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 205 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Magra
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.
- Fira Sans Condensed Regularsimilar widths (26 units)
- Freeman Regularsimilar widths (27.1 units)
- Mukta Vaani Regularsimilar widths (27.4 units)
- Mukta Regularsimilar widths (27.4 units)
- Varta Regularsimilar widths (28.8 units)
- Assistant Regularsimilar widths (29 units)
- Rambla Regularsimilar widths (29.5 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Condensed Regularsimilar widths (29.5 units)
Compare Magra
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Magra?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Magra itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Magra free to use?
Magra 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 Magra?
By measured letter widths, Fira Sans Condensed is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 26 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Magra support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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