Quicksand
Quicksand is a sans serif font in 5 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 2 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Quicksand
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 Quicksand from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Quicksand itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 522.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 651.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 273 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 24% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Quicksand
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.
- Readex Pro Regularloosely similar widths (31.6 units)
- Lextrall Regularloosely similar widths (31.8 units)
- Lexend Deca Regularloosely similar widths (31.8 units)
- Lexend Regularloosely similar widths (31.8 units)
- Fustat Regularloosely similar widths (37.1 units)
- Hedvig Letters Sans Regularloosely similar widths (38 units)
- Fredoka Regularloosely similar widths (38.4 units)
- Gayathri Regularloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Quicksand?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Quicksand itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Quicksand free to use?
Quicksand 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 Quicksand?
By measured letter widths, Readex Pro is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 31.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Quicksand support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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