Noto Serif Malayalam
Noto Serif Malayalam 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 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Noto Serif Malayalam
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 Malayalam from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Noto Serif Malayalam 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 | 309 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 Malayalam
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 Dives Akuru Regularnearly identical widths (3.4 units)
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Compare Noto Serif Malayalam
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Noto Serif Malayalam?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Noto Serif Malayalam itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Noto Serif Malayalam free to use?
Noto Serif Malayalam 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 Malayalam?
By measured letter widths, Noto Serif Dives Akuru is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 3.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Noto Serif Malayalam support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Malayalam.
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