Noto Kufi Arabic
Noto Kufi Arabic is a sans serif font in 9 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Noto Kufi Arabic
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 Noto Kufi Arabic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Noto Kufi Arabic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 530.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 634.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 340 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 572 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Noto Kufi Arabic?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Noto Kufi Arabic itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Noto Kufi Arabic free to use?
Noto Kufi Arabic 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 Noto Kufi Arabic?
By measured letter widths, Noto Sans Bassa Vah is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Noto Kufi Arabic support?
It includes these character sets: Arabic, Latin, Central European, Math symbols, Symbols.
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