Platypi
Platypi is a serif font in 6 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 9% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Platypi
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 Platypi from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Platypi itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 562 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 702 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 264 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Platypi
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.
- Brygada 1918 Regularloosely similar widths (34.9 units)
- Gotu Regularloosely similar widths (35.8 units)
- Nebula Sans Regularloosely similar widths (36.5 units)
- Libre Franklin Regularloosely similar widths (38.2 units)
- Mozilla Text Regularloosely similar widths (38.3 units)
- Alan Sans Regularloosely similar widths (38.6 units)
- Bricolage Grotesque Regularloosely similar widths (39.3 units)
- Vollkorn Regularloosely similar widths (39.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Platypi?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Platypi itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Platypi free to use?
Platypi 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 Platypi?
By measured letter widths, Brygada 1918 is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 34.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Platypi support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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