Murecho
Murecho is a sans serif font in 9 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 25 August 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Murecho
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 Murecho from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Murecho itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 492.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 585.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 232 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 27% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Murecho
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.
- Shanti Regularsimilar widths (23.8 units)
- Cairo Play Regularsimilar widths (25.7 units)
- Cairo Regularsimilar widths (25.7 units)
- Sofia Sans Regularsimilar widths (26.8 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Regularsimilar widths (27 units)
- Familjen Grotesk Regularsimilar widths (27.1 units)
- Titillium Web Regularsimilar widths (27.1 units)
- Sunflower Lightsimilar widths (27.3 units)
Compare Murecho
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Murecho?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Murecho itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Murecho free to use?
Murecho 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 Murecho?
By measured letter widths, Shanti is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 23.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Murecho support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Japanese, Latin, Central European.
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