Ranchers
Ranchers is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 15% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Ranchers
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 Ranchers from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Ranchers itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 445.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 535.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 124 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Ranchers
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.
- Fira Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (40.7 units)
- Reddit Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (41.1 units)
- Darker Grotesque Regularloosely similar widths (42.8 units)
- Gafata Regularloosely similar widths (43.4 units)
- Fira Sans Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (44.1 units)
- Gemunu Libre Regularloosely similar widths (44.4 units)
- Saira Semi Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (44.6 units)
- Scada Regularloosely similar widths (44.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Ranchers?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Ranchers itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Ranchers free to use?
Ranchers 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 Ranchers?
By measured letter widths, Fira Sans Condensed is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 40.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Ranchers support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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