Nova Flat
Nova Flat is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical display font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Nova Flat
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 Nova Flat from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Nova Flat itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 524.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 660.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 390.6 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 | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Nova Flat
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.
- Nova Square Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Nova Round Regularidentical letter widths (0.2 units)
- Nova Slim Regularnearly identical widths (1 units)
- Nova Cut Regularvery close widths (8.2 units)
- Nova Oval Regularvery close widths (14.8 units)
- Nova Script Regularsimilar widths (16.9 units)
- Cossette Texte Regularloosely similar widths (43 units)
- Kantumruy Pro Regularloosely similar widths (44.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Nova Flat?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Nova Flat itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Nova Flat free to use?
Nova Flat 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 Nova Flat?
By measured letter widths, Nova Square 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 Nova Flat support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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