Nuosu SIL
Nuosu SIL is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 8% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Nuosu SIL
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 Nuosu SIL from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Nuosu SIL itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 478.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 693.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 253.9 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 520 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Nuosu SIL
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.
- Tai Heritage Pro Regularloosely similar widths (37.4 units)
- Tinos Regularloosely similar widths (44 units)
- Old Standard TT Regularloosely similar widths (46.7 units)
- Montaga Regularloosely similar widths (50.8 units)
- Zen Old Mincho Regularloosely similar widths (51.6 units)
- STIX Two Text Regularloosely similar widths (52.9 units)
- Charis SIL Regularloosely similar widths (54.9 units)
- STIX Two Math Regularloosely similar widths (55.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Nuosu SIL?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Nuosu SIL itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Nuosu SIL free to use?
Nuosu SIL 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 Nuosu SIL?
By measured letter widths, Tai Heritage Pro is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 37.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Nuosu SIL support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Yi.
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