Oregano
Oregano is a display font in 1 weight with italics. Its lowercase letters are 30% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Oregano
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 Oregano from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Oregano itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 369.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 590.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 185.1 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Oregano
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.
- Edu NSW ACT Foundation Regularloosely similar widths (51.2 units)
- Stylish Regularloosely similar widths (51.9 units)
- Edu SA Beginner Regularloosely similar widths (53.7 units)
- Abhaya Libre Regularloosely similar widths (55 units)
- Archivo Narrow Regularloosely similar widths (55.3 units)
- Arsenal SC Regularloosely similar widths (55.4 units)
- Arsenal Regularloosely similar widths (55.4 units)
- Kreon Regularloosely similar widths (56.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Oregano?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Oregano itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Oregano free to use?
Oregano 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 Oregano?
By measured letter widths, Edu NSW ACT Foundation is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 51.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Oregano support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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