Matangi
Matangi is a sans serif font in 7 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 26 August 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Matangi
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 Matangi from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Matangi itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 524.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 619.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 300 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 20% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Matangi
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.
- Sarala Regularloosely similar widths (38 units)
- Junction Regularloosely similar widths (40.9 units)
- Oxygen Regularloosely similar widths (42.3 units)
- TASA Explorer Regularloosely similar widths (43.9 units)
- Murecho Regularloosely similar widths (43.9 units)
- Nata Sans Regularloosely similar widths (43.9 units)
- Telex Regularloosely similar widths (44.7 units)
- Stack Sans Headline Regularloosely similar widths (45 units)
Compare Matangi
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Matangi?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Matangi itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Matangi free to use?
Matangi 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 Matangi?
By measured letter widths, Sarala is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 38 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Matangi support?
It includes these character sets: Devanagari, Latin, Central European.
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