Marvel
Marvel is a sans serif font in 2 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 27% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 2 June 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Marvel
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 Marvel from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Marvel itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 378.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 457.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 210 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 26% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 91 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Marvel
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.
- Sofia Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- Cossette Titre Regularloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
- Saira Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
- Barlow Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (34.3 units)
- PT Sans Narrow Regularloosely similar widths (34.9 units)
- Markazi Text Regularloosely similar widths (36.2 units)
- Special Gothic Condensed One Regularloosely similar widths (36.8 units)
- Fira Sans Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (37.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Marvel?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Marvel itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Marvel free to use?
Marvel 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 Marvel?
By measured letter widths, Sofia Sans Condensed is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 30.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Marvel support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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