Material Icons
Material Icons is a icons font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical icons font. Last updated 17 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Material Icons
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 Material Icons from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Material Icons itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 1000 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 0 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 0 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 1000 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | monospaced |
| Width of i compared with m | 100% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 37 of 94 |
| Category | Icons |
Weights and styles
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Material Icons?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Material Icons itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Material Icons free to use?
Material Icons 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 languages does Material Icons support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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