Numans
Numans is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 15% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Numans
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 Numans from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Numans itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 596.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 704.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 299.8 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Numans
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.
- Russo One Regularloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- Kodchasan Regularloosely similar widths (35.6 units)
- Gotu Regularloosely similar widths (36.3 units)
- Bricolage Grotesque Regularloosely similar widths (37.1 units)
- Open Sauce Two Regularloosely similar widths (37.6 units)
- Open Sauce Sans Light Italicloosely similar widths (37.8 units)
- Open Sauce One Regularloosely similar widths (37.8 units)
- Geist Regularloosely similar widths (38.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Numans?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Numans itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Numans free to use?
Numans 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 Numans?
By measured letter widths, Russo One is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 30.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Numans support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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