Mina
Mina is a sans serif font in 2 weights. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Mina
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 Mina from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Mina itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 508 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 610.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 325 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 22% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Mina
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.
- Exo Regularsimilar widths (24.4 units)
- Special Gothic Regularloosely similar widths (34.1 units)
- Exo 2 Regularloosely similar widths (34.8 units)
- Play Regularloosely similar widths (35.4 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (35.5 units)
- Georama Regularloosely similar widths (35.7 units)
- Anek Tamil Regularloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
- Anek Gurmukhi Regularloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Mina?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Mina itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Mina free to use?
Mina 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 Mina?
By measured letter widths, Exo is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 24.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Mina support?
It includes these character sets: Bengali, Latin, Central European.
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