Noto Sans Yi
Noto Sans Yi 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 Yi
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 Yi from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Noto Sans Yi 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 | 244 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 Yi
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 Egyptian Hieroglyphs Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Noto Sans Yi?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Noto Sans Yi itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Noto Sans Yi free to use?
Noto Sans Yi 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 Yi?
By measured letter widths, Noto Sans Egyptian Hieroglyphs 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 Yi support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Yi.
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