Paprika
Paprika is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 12% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Paprika
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 Paprika from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Paprika itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 589 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 645.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 333 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 | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Paprika
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.
- Menbere Regularloosely similar widths (35.9 units)
- PT Sans Caption Regularloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
- Noto Sans Nag Mundari Regularloosely similar widths (39.1 units)
- Noto Kufi Arabic Regularloosely similar widths (40.6 units)
- Noto Sans Hanifi Rohingya Regularloosely similar widths (40.6 units)
- Noto Sans Bassa Vah Regularloosely similar widths (40.6 units)
- Noto Sans Bengali Regularloosely similar widths (40.8 units)
- Noto Sans Sora Sompeng Regularloosely similar widths (41.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Paprika?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Paprika itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Paprika free to use?
Paprika 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 Paprika?
By measured letter widths, Menbere is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 35.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Paprika support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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