Noto Sans SignWriting
Noto Sans SignWriting is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 2 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Noto Sans SignWriting
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 SignWriting from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Noto Sans SignWriting 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 | 1000 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 SignWriting
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 Sans Sunuwar Regularvery close widths (6.3 units)
- Noto Sans Elymaic Regularvery close widths (6.3 units)
- Noto Sans Tai Tham Regularvery close widths (6.4 units)
- Noto Sans Wancho Regularvery close widths (6.8 units)
- Noto Sans Bassa Vah Regularvery close widths (6.9 units)
- Noto Sans Masaram Gondi Regularvery close widths (6.9 units)
- Noto Kufi Arabic Regularvery close widths (6.9 units)
- Noto Traditional Nushu Regularvery close widths (7.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Noto Sans SignWriting?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Noto Sans SignWriting itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Noto Sans SignWriting free to use?
Noto Sans SignWriting 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 SignWriting?
By measured letter widths, Noto Sans Sunuwar is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 6.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Noto Sans SignWriting support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Signwriting.
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