Mate
Mate is a serif font in 1 weight with italics. Its lowercase letters are 8% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Mate
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 Mate from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Mate itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 478 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 643.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 235 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 510 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Mate
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.
- Mate SC Regularsimilar widths (15.2 units)
- Spectral SC Regularloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- Spectral Regularloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- Sura Regularloosely similar widths (32.2 units)
- Faustina Regularloosely similar widths (32.2 units)
- Frank Ruhl Libre Regularloosely similar widths (33.2 units)
- Poly Regularloosely similar widths (33.6 units)
- Alegreya Regularloosely similar widths (34.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Mate?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Mate itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Mate free to use?
Mate 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 Mate?
By measured letter widths, Mate SC is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 15.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Mate support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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