Onest
Onest is a sans serif font in 9 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 25 August 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Onest
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 Onest from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Onest itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 527.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 663.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 270 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 27% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Onest
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.
- Hedvig Letters Sans Regularsimilar widths (25.2 units)
- TASA Orbiter Regularsimilar widths (25.3 units)
- Radio Canada Big Regularsimilar widths (27.1 units)
- Miranda Sans Regularsimilar widths (27.5 units)
- Strichpunkt Sans Regularsimilar widths (27.6 units)
- Fustat Regularsimilar widths (28.1 units)
- Golos Text Regularsimilar widths (28.5 units)
- Bai Jamjuree Regularsimilar widths (28.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Onest?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Onest itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Onest free to use?
Onest 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 Onest?
By measured letter widths, Hedvig Letters Sans is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 25.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Onest support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Central European, Math symbols, Symbols, Vietnamese.
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