Miranda Sans
Miranda Sans is a sans serif font in 4 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 2 April 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Miranda Sans
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 Miranda Sans from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Miranda Sans itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 522.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 663.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 260 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Miranda Sans
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.
- TASA Orbiter Regularsimilar widths (26.6 units)
- Onest Regularsimilar widths (27.1 units)
- Public Sans Regularsimilar widths (27.8 units)
- Fustat Regularsimilar widths (29 units)
- Geist Regularsimilar widths (29 units)
- Geist Sans Regularsimilar widths (29.1 units)
- Mozilla Text Regularsimilar widths (29.2 units)
- Saira Stencil Regularloosely similar widths (30.1 units)
Compare Miranda Sans
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Miranda Sans?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Miranda Sans itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Miranda Sans free to use?
Miranda Sans 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 Miranda Sans?
By measured letter widths, TASA Orbiter is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 26.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Miranda Sans support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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