Mallanna
Mallanna is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 13% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Mallanna
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 Mallanna from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Mallanna itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 449.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 597.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 231 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 511.5 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 26% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Mallanna
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.
- Galdeano Regularloosely similar widths (37.3 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
- Sofia Sans Semi Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (37.8 units)
- Sarabun Regularloosely similar widths (37.8 units)
- Signika Negative Regularloosely similar widths (38 units)
- Signika Regularloosely similar widths (38.1 units)
- Epunda Sans Regularloosely similar widths (38.3 units)
- Unna Regularloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Mallanna?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Mallanna itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Mallanna free to use?
Mallanna 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 Mallanna?
By measured letter widths, Galdeano is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 37.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Mallanna support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Telugu.
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