Orbit
Orbit is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 16% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 3 March 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Orbit
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 Orbit from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Orbit itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 600 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 600 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 600 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 600 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | monospaced |
| Width of i compared with m | 100% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Orbit
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.
- Maple Mono Regularnearly identical widths (2.6 units)
- Geist Mono Regularnearly identical widths (2.6 units)
- Google Sans Code Regularnearly identical widths (2.6 units)
- Hibur Mono Regularnearly identical widths (2.6 units)
- IBM Plex Mono Regularnearly identical widths (2.6 units)
- JetBrains Mono Regularnearly identical widths (2.6 units)
- Doto Regularnearly identical widths (2.6 units)
- Fira Code Regularnearly identical widths (2.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Orbit?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Orbit itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Orbit free to use?
Orbit 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 Orbit?
By measured letter widths, Maple Mono is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 2.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Orbit support?
It includes these character sets: Korean, Latin, Central European.
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