Overlock SC
Overlock SC is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Overlock SC
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 Overlock SC from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Overlock SC itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 499.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 558.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 230 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 38% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Overlock SC
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.
- Overlock Regularsimilar widths (27.2 units)
- Alegreya Sans SC Regularloosely similar widths (40.2 units)
- Tajawal Regularloosely similar widths (44.4 units)
- Mukta Mahee Regularloosely similar widths (47.1 units)
- Carrois Gothic SC Regularloosely similar widths (47.2 units)
- Mukta Regularloosely similar widths (48 units)
- Mukta Vaani Regularloosely similar widths (48 units)
- Almendra SC Regularloosely similar widths (48.9 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Overlock SC?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Overlock SC itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Overlock SC free to use?
Overlock SC 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 Overlock SC?
By measured letter widths, Overlock is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 27.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Overlock SC support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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