Noto Sans Linear B
Noto Sans Linear B is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Noto Sans Linear B
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 Sans Linear B from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Noto Sans Linear B 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 | 260 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
Open fonts closest to Noto Sans Linear B
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.
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Noto Sans Linear B?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Noto Sans Linear B itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Noto Sans Linear B free to use?
Noto Sans Linear B 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 Sans Linear B?
By measured letter widths, Noto Sans Newa 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 Sans Linear B support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Linear B.
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