Parkinsans
Parkinsans is a sans serif font in 6 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 10% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Parkinsans
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 Parkinsans from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Parkinsans itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 568.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 644.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 267 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 25% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Parkinsans
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.
- Poppins Regularvery close widths (10 units)
- DM Sans Regularloosely similar widths (33.4 units)
- Epilogue Regularloosely similar widths (39.8 units)
- Rethink Sans Regularloosely similar widths (43 units)
- Be Vietnam Pro Regularloosely similar widths (44.6 units)
- Alata Regularloosely similar widths (45.3 units)
- Inclusive Sans Regularloosely similar widths (47.1 units)
- Fustat Regularloosely similar widths (47.2 units)
Compare Parkinsans
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Parkinsans?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Parkinsans itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Parkinsans free to use?
Parkinsans 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 Parkinsans?
By measured letter widths, Poppins is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 10 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Parkinsans support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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