Preahvihear
Preahvihear is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 9% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Preahvihear
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 Preahvihear from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Preahvihear itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 565.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 709.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 341.8 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 | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Preahvihear
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.
- McLaren Regularnearly identical widths (0.8 units)
- Kodchasan Regularloosely similar widths (42.8 units)
- Red Hat Text Regularloosely similar widths (43.6 units)
- Russo One Regularloosely similar widths (44 units)
- Geist Regularloosely similar widths (44 units)
- Red Hat Display Regularloosely similar widths (44.1 units)
- Yeseva One Regularloosely similar widths (45.1 units)
- Geist Sans Regularloosely similar widths (45.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Preahvihear?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Preahvihear itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Preahvihear free to use?
Preahvihear 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 Preahvihear?
By measured letter widths, McLaren is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 0.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Preahvihear support?
It includes these character sets: Khmer, Latin.
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