Noto Serif JP
Noto Serif JP is a serif font in 8 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 8% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 7 January 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Noto Serif JP
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 JP from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Noto Serif JP itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 559.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 705 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 256 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| 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 JP
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 SC Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Noto Serif HK Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Noto Serif KR Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Noto Serif TC Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Bpmf Zihi Kai Std Regularvery close widths (7.8 units)
- Source Serif 4 Regularsimilar widths (17.5 units)
- Literata Regularsimilar widths (25.6 units)
- Noto Serif Malayalam Regularsimilar widths (26.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Noto Serif JP?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Noto Serif JP itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Noto Serif JP free to use?
Noto Serif JP 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 JP?
By measured letter widths, Noto Serif SC 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 Serif JP support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Japanese, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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