Noto Naskh Arabic
Noto Naskh Arabic is a serif font in 4 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 6% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 28 January 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Noto Naskh 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 Naskh Arabic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Noto Naskh Arabic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 549 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 668.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 221 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 559 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Noto Naskh Arabic
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.
- Noto Serif Ahom Regularnearly identical widths (2.6 units)
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- Noto Serif Old Uyghur Regularnearly identical widths (2.9 units)
- Noto Serif Vithkuqi Regularnearly identical widths (3 units)
- Noto Serif Hebrew Regularnearly identical widths (3 units)
- Noto Serif Ethiopic Regularnearly identical widths (3 units)
- Noto Serif Thai Regularnearly identical widths (3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Noto Naskh Arabic?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Noto Naskh Arabic itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Noto Naskh Arabic free to use?
Noto Naskh 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 Naskh Arabic?
By measured letter widths, Noto Serif Ahom is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 2.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Noto Naskh Arabic support?
It includes these character sets: Arabic, Latin, Central European, Math symbols, Symbols.
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