Mandali
Mandali is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Mandali
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 Mandali from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Mandali itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 501.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 665 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 274.7 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 569.6 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 Mandali
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.
- Archivo Regularloosely similar widths (33.3 units)
- Chiron GoRound TC Regularloosely similar widths (34.5 units)
- Nunito Regularloosely similar widths (34.6 units)
- Aileron Regularloosely similar widths (35.4 units)
- Geologica Regularloosely similar widths (35.6 units)
- Lato Regularloosely similar widths (36 units)
- Nunito Sans Regularloosely similar widths (36.2 units)
- Arimo Regularloosely similar widths (36.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Mandali?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Mandali itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Mandali free to use?
Mandali 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 Mandali?
By measured letter widths, Archivo is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 33.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Mandali support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Telugu.
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