Noto Sans Wancho
Noto Sans Wancho is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 20 January 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Noto Sans Wancho
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 Wancho from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Noto Sans Wancho 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 | 400 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 Wancho
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 Elymaic Regularnearly identical widths (0.5 units)
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- Noto Sans Tai Tham Regularnearly identical widths (0.6 units)
- Noto Sans Bassa Vah Regularnearly identical widths (1.1 units)
- Noto Sans Masaram Gondi Regularnearly identical widths (1.1 units)
- Noto Kufi Arabic Regularnearly identical widths (1.1 units)
- Noto Sans Chorasmian Regularnearly identical widths (1.5 units)
- Noto Sans Caucasian Albanian Regularnearly identical widths (1.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Noto Sans Wancho?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Noto Sans Wancho itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Noto Sans Wancho free to use?
Noto Sans Wancho 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 Wancho?
By measured letter widths, Noto Sans Elymaic is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 0.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Noto Sans Wancho support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Wancho.
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