New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 24% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 30 May 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses New Amsterdam
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 New Amsterdam from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in New Amsterdam itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 392.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 392.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 271 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to New Amsterdam
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.
- Saira Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (36.5 units)
- Bebas Neue Regularloosely similar widths (38.2 units)
- Handjet Regularloosely similar widths (39.3 units)
- Sofia Sans Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (39.6 units)
- Pathway Gothic One Regularloosely similar widths (39.7 units)
- Barlow Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (40.8 units)
- Jersey 10 Regularloosely similar widths (41.3 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Regularloosely similar widths (41.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses New Amsterdam?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in New Amsterdam itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is New Amsterdam free to use?
New Amsterdam 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 New Amsterdam?
By measured letter widths, Saira Extra Condensed is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 36.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does New Amsterdam support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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