Nanum Myeongjo
Nanum Myeongjo is a serif font in 3 weights. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Nanum Myeongjo
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 Nanum Myeongjo from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Nanum Myeongjo itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 494.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 708.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 273.4 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 537.1 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Nanum Myeongjo
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.
- EB Garamond Regularloosely similar widths (45.2 units)
- Ysabeau Office Regularloosely similar widths (45.6 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularloosely similar widths (47.1 units)
- Tiro Devanagari Hindi Regularloosely similar widths (47.2 units)
- Tiro Tamil Regularloosely similar widths (47.2 units)
- Tiro Telugu Regularloosely similar widths (47.2 units)
- Tiro Gurmukhi Regularloosely similar widths (47.2 units)
- Tiro Bangla Regularloosely similar widths (47.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Nanum Myeongjo?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Nanum Myeongjo itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Nanum Myeongjo free to use?
Nanum Myeongjo 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 Nanum Myeongjo?
By measured letter widths, EB Garamond is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 45.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Nanum Myeongjo support?
It includes these character sets: Korean, Latin.
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