Original Surfer
Original Surfer is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical display font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Original Surfer
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 Original Surfer from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Original Surfer itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 514.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 762.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 290 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Original Surfer
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.
- McLaren Regularloosely similar widths (50.6 units)
- Preahvihear Regularloosely similar widths (50.9 units)
- Milonga Regularloosely similar widths (56.6 units)
- Metropolis Regularloosely similar widths (57.6 units)
- Kodchasan Regularloosely similar widths (58.1 units)
- Instrument Sans Regularloosely similar widths (59 units)
- Domine Regularloosely similar widths (59.1 units)
- Spinnaker Regularloosely similar widths (59.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Original Surfer?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Original Surfer itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Original Surfer free to use?
Original Surfer 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 Original Surfer?
By measured letter widths, McLaren is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 50.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Original Surfer support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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