Nosifer
Nosifer is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 76% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 2 June 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Nosifer
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 Nosifer from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Nosifer itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 920.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 921.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 249 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 37% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Nosifer
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.
- Syncopate Regularloosely similar widths (70.2 units)
- Goblin One Regularloosely similar widths (82.8 units)
- Gravitas One Regularloosely similar widths (84.1 units)
- Unbounded Regularloosely similar widths (88.1 units)
- Vast Shadow Regularloosely similar widths (95.2 units)
- Oi Regularloosely similar widths (98.5 units)
- Sonsie One Regularloosely similar widths (106.3 units)
- Sekuya Regularloosely similar widths (108.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Nosifer?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Nosifer itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Nosifer free to use?
Nosifer 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 Nosifer?
By measured letter widths, Syncopate is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 70.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Nosifer support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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