Ponomar
Ponomar is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 30 May 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Ponomar
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 Ponomar from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Ponomar itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 471 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 617.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 300 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 | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Ponomar
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.
- Triodion Regularvery close widths (8.4 units)
- Pochaevsk Regularvery close widths (10.1 units)
- Libertinus Math Regularloosely similar widths (33.6 units)
- Libertinus Serif Regularloosely similar widths (33.7 units)
- Libertinus Serif Display Regularloosely similar widths (37.9 units)
- Lisu Bosa Regularloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
- Crimson Text Regularloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
- Fenix Regularloosely similar widths (40.9 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Ponomar?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Ponomar itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Ponomar free to use?
Ponomar 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 Ponomar?
By measured letter widths, Triodion is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 8.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Ponomar support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Latin.
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