Molengo
Molengo is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Molengo
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 Molengo from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Molengo itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 469.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 600.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 284.2 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Molengo
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.
- Fenix Regularloosely similar widths (31.9 units)
- Mukta Mahee Regularloosely similar widths (32.9 units)
- Libertinus Sans Regularloosely similar widths (34.3 units)
- Libertinus Serif Regularloosely similar widths (35.5 units)
- Encode Sans Semi Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (35.7 units)
- Sahitya Regularloosely similar widths (35.9 units)
- Hind Regularloosely similar widths (36.1 units)
- Hind Guntur Regularloosely similar widths (36.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Molengo?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Molengo itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Molengo free to use?
Molengo 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 Molengo?
By measured letter widths, Fenix is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 31.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Molengo support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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