Pavanam
Pavanam is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 15% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Pavanam
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 Pavanam from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Pavanam itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 441.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 585.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 209 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 Pavanam
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.
- Pontano Sans Regularsimilar widths (29.1 units)
- Kavivanar Regularloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- Saira Semi Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (32.6 units)
- Thasadith Regularloosely similar widths (32.9 units)
- Georama Regularloosely similar widths (34.9 units)
- Reddit Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (35.2 units)
- Darker Grotesque Regularloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
- Suranna Regularloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Pavanam?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Pavanam itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Pavanam free to use?
Pavanam 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 Pavanam?
By measured letter widths, Pontano Sans is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 29.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Pavanam support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Tamil.
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