Nixie One
Nixie One is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 8% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Nixie One
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 Nixie One from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Nixie One itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 567.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 691.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 280 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Nixie One
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.
- Roboto Serif Regularloosely similar widths (37.6 units)
- Volkhov Regularloosely similar widths (37.8 units)
- Gotu Regularloosely similar widths (38 units)
- Yeseva One Regularloosely similar widths (38.2 units)
- Kumbh Sans Regularloosely similar widths (38.6 units)
- Russo One Regularloosely similar widths (39 units)
- Bricolage Grotesque Regularloosely similar widths (39.2 units)
- Brygada 1918 Regularloosely similar widths (39.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Nixie One?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Nixie One itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Nixie One free to use?
Nixie One 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 Nixie One?
By measured letter widths, Roboto Serif is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 37.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Nixie One support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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