Nabla
Nabla is a display font in 1 weight, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical display font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Nabla
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 Nabla from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Nabla itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 518.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 576.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 260 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 79% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Nabla
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.
- Finlandica Headline Regularloosely similar widths (52.1 units)
- Finlandica Regularloosely similar widths (52.2 units)
- LXGW Marker Gothic Regularloosely similar widths (53.1 units)
- Dangrek Regularloosely similar widths (53.2 units)
- Barlow Semi Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (53.3 units)
- Concert One Regularloosely similar widths (54.4 units)
- Dokdo Regularloosely similar widths (54.5 units)
- Sriracha Regularloosely similar widths (55.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Nabla?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Nabla itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Nabla free to use?
Nabla 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 Nabla?
By measured letter widths, Finlandica Headline is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 52.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Nabla support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Central European, Math symbols, Vietnamese.
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