Open Runde
Open Runde is a sans serif font in 4 weights. Its lowercase letters are 3% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 15 March 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Open Runde
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 Open Runde from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Open Runde itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 533.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 672.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 281.2 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
Open fonts closest to Open Runde
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.
- Pretendard Regularvery close widths (13.5 units)
- Inter Regularvery close widths (13.7 units)
- Adwaita Sans Regularvery close widths (14.1 units)
- Inter Tight Regularsimilar widths (21.2 units)
- 42dot Sans Regularsimilar widths (25.3 units)
- Asta Sans Regularsimilar widths (25.3 units)
- TikTok Sans Regularsimilar widths (25.6 units)
- TASA Orbiter Regularsimilar widths (26.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Open Runde?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Open Runde itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Open Runde free to use?
Open Runde 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 Open Runde?
By measured letter widths, Pretendard is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 13.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Open Runde support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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