Radio Canada Big
Radio Canada Big is a sans serif font in 4 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Radio Canada Big
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 Radio Canada Big from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Radio Canada Big itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 505.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 641.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 220 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 27% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Radio Canada Big
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.
- Pretendard Regularsimilar widths (25.6 units)
- Heebo Regularsimilar widths (26 units)
- Roboto Regularsimilar widths (26.6 units)
- Inter Tight Regularsimilar widths (26.9 units)
- Vazirmatn Regularsimilar widths (27.1 units)
- Oxanium Regularsimilar widths (27.2 units)
- Roboto Flex Regularsimilar widths (28 units)
- Special Gothic Regularsimilar widths (28.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Radio Canada Big?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Radio Canada Big itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Radio Canada Big free to use?
Radio Canada Big 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 Radio Canada Big?
By measured letter widths, Pretendard is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 25.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Radio Canada Big support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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