Monomakh
Monomakh is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 6% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 30 May 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Monomakh
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 Monomakh from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Monomakh itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 553.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 701.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 257 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Monomakh
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.
- Poltawski Nowy Regularloosely similar widths (37.5 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
- Playfair Display Regularloosely similar widths (39.6 units)
- Gelasio Regularloosely similar widths (40.2 units)
- Fraunces Regularloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
- Commissioner Regularloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
- REM Regularloosely similar widths (41 units)
- Schibsted Grotesk Regularloosely similar widths (41 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Monomakh?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Monomakh itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Monomakh free to use?
Monomakh 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 Monomakh?
By measured letter widths, Poltawski Nowy is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 37.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Monomakh support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Central European.
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