Rakkas
Rakkas is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 13% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Rakkas
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 Rakkas from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Rakkas itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 457.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 645.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 170 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Rakkas
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.
- Fenix Regularloosely similar widths (36.5 units)
- Kreon Regularloosely similar widths (39.6 units)
- Neuton Regularloosely similar widths (39.9 units)
- Cormorant Infant Regularloosely similar widths (41.1 units)
- Libre Caslon Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (41.8 units)
- Life Savers Regularloosely similar widths (41.8 units)
- Zilla Slab Highlight Regularloosely similar widths (41.9 units)
- Zilla Slab Regularloosely similar widths (42 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Rakkas?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Rakkas itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Rakkas free to use?
Rakkas 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 Rakkas?
By measured letter widths, Fenix is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 36.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Rakkas support?
It includes these character sets: Arabic, Latin, Central European.
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