Oswald
Oswald is a sans serif font in 6 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 23% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Oswald
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 Oswald from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Oswald itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 399.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 488.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 229 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Oswald
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.
- PT Sans Narrow Regularsimilar widths (27.5 units)
- Fira Sans Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (31.6 units)
- Cossette Titre Regularloosely similar widths (31.7 units)
- Gemunu Libre Regularloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
- Beiruti Regularloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
- Sofia Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (33.8 units)
- Saira Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (34.3 units)
- Cuprum Regularloosely similar widths (34.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Oswald?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Oswald itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Oswald free to use?
Oswald 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 Oswald?
By measured letter widths, PT Sans Narrow is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 27.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Oswald support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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