PT Sans
PT Sans is a sans serif font in 2 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 7% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses PT Sans
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 PT Sans from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in PT Sans itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 480.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 587.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 267 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 545 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to PT Sans
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.
- Mukta Vaani Regularsimilar widths (27.1 units)
- Mukta Regularsimilar widths (27.1 units)
- Signika Negative Regularsimilar widths (28.3 units)
- Signika Regularsimilar widths (28.4 units)
- Baloo Tamma 2 Regularsimilar widths (29 units)
- Baloo Bhaijaan 2 Regularsimilar widths (29.1 units)
- Baloo Da 2 Regularsimilar widths (29.3 units)
- Baloo Bhai 2 Regularsimilar widths (29.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses PT Sans?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in PT Sans itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is PT Sans free to use?
PT Sans 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 PT Sans?
By measured letter widths, Mukta Vaani is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 27.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does PT Sans support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Central European.
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