Noto Serif Devanagari
Noto Serif Devanagari is a serif font in 9 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 6% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Noto Serif Devanagari
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 Serif Devanagari from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Noto Serif Devanagari 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 | 260 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 Serif Devanagari
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 Telugu Regularvery close widths (11.3 units)
- Noto Serif Sinhala Regularvery close widths (12.2 units)
- Noto Serif Khmer Regularvery close widths (12.4 units)
- Noto Serif Tamil Regularvery close widths (12.4 units)
- Noto Serif Malayalam Regularvery close widths (12.6 units)
- Noto Serif Thai Regularvery close widths (12.7 units)
- Noto Serif Vithkuqi Regularvery close widths (12.7 units)
- Noto Serif Yezidi Regularvery close widths (12.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Noto Serif Devanagari?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Noto Serif Devanagari itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Noto Serif Devanagari free to use?
Noto Serif Devanagari 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 Serif Devanagari?
By measured letter widths, Noto Serif Telugu is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 11.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Noto Serif Devanagari support?
It includes these character sets: Devanagari, Latin, Central European.
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