Nobile
Nobile is a sans serif font in 3 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 5% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Nobile
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 Nobile from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Nobile itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 545.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 666.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 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 Nobile
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.
- Murecho Regularloosely similar widths (37.5 units)
- Golos Text Regularloosely similar widths (38 units)
- ADLaM Display Regularloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
- TASA Orbiter Regularloosely similar widths (39.2 units)
- Instrument Sans Regularloosely similar widths (39.9 units)
- Expletus Sans Regularloosely similar widths (40 units)
- Encode Sans Regularloosely similar widths (40.1 units)
- Google Sans Flex Regularloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Nobile?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Nobile itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Nobile free to use?
Nobile 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 Nobile?
By measured letter widths, Murecho is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 37.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Nobile support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Latin, Central European.
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