Poly
Poly is a serif font in 1 weight with italics. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Poly
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 Poly from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Poly itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 505.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 640.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 245 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Poly
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.
- Enriqueta Regularsimilar widths (26.2 units)
- Source Serif Pro Regularsimilar widths (27.8 units)
- Cactus Classical Serif Regularsimilar widths (28.3 units)
- Sura Regularsimilar widths (28.3 units)
- Faustina Regularsimilar widths (29.2 units)
- Song Myung Regularsimilar widths (29.3 units)
- Vidaloka Regularsimilar widths (29.6 units)
- Zilla Slab Regularsimilar widths (29.9 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Poly?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Poly itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Poly free to use?
Poly 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 Poly?
By measured letter widths, Enriqueta is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 26.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Poly support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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