Qahiri
Qahiri is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 40% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 25 August 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Qahiri
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 Qahiri from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Qahiri itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 313.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 313.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 0 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 56% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 81 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Qahiri
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.
- Big Shoulders Display Regularloosely similar widths (40.9 units)
- Medula One Regularloosely similar widths (41.1 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Display Regularloosely similar widths (41.2 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Display Regularloosely similar widths (41.3 units)
- Jomhuria Regularloosely similar widths (41.4 units)
- Teko Regularloosely similar widths (45.3 units)
- Karantina Regularloosely similar widths (45.5 units)
- League Gothic Regularloosely similar widths (46.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Qahiri?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Qahiri itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Qahiri free to use?
Qahiri 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 Qahiri?
By measured letter widths, Big Shoulders Display is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 40.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Qahiri support?
It includes these character sets: Arabic, Latin.
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