OpenDyslexic
OpenDyslexic is a sans serif font in 2 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 53% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 15 May 2023.
Editing a PDF that uses OpenDyslexic
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 OpenDyslexic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in OpenDyslexic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 793.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 1040.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 847 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 37% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to OpenDyslexic
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.
- BhuTuka Expanded One Regularloosely similar widths (102.8 units)
- Vast Shadow Regularloosely similar widths (107.3 units)
- Padyakke Expanded One Regularloosely similar widths (107.6 units)
- Geostar Regularloosely similar widths (117.7 units)
- Geostar Fill Regularloosely similar widths (118.7 units)
- Unbounded Regularloosely similar widths (120.2 units)
- Cutive Regularloosely similar widths (122 units)
- Lexend Mega Regularloosely similar widths (124.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses OpenDyslexic?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in OpenDyslexic itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is OpenDyslexic free to use?
OpenDyslexic 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 OpenDyslexic?
By measured letter widths, BhuTuka Expanded One is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 102.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does OpenDyslexic support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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