Ostrich Sans
Ostrich Sans is a sans serif font in 4 weights. Its lowercase letters are 30% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 15 May 2023.
Editing a PDF that uses Ostrich Sans
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 Ostrich Sans from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Ostrich Sans itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 361.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 361.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 210 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 23% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Ostrich Sans
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.
- Qahiri Regularloosely similar widths (87.4 units)
- Micro 5 Charted Regularloosely similar widths (87.5 units)
- Micro 5 Regularloosely similar widths (87.5 units)
- Teko Regularloosely similar widths (88.5 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Display Regularloosely similar widths (90.2 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Text Regularloosely similar widths (91.2 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Regularloosely similar widths (91.3 units)
- League Gothic Regularloosely similar widths (92.4 units)
Compare Ostrich Sans
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Ostrich Sans?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Ostrich Sans itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Ostrich Sans free to use?
Ostrich Sans 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 Ostrich Sans?
By measured letter widths, Qahiri is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 87.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Ostrich Sans support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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