Ranga
Ranga is a display font in 2 weights. Its lowercase letters are 38% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 23 April 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Ranga
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 Ranga from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Ranga itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 326.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 406.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 238.9 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Ranga
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.
- Allan Regularloosely similar widths (30.7 units)
- Saira Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
- Caacupe One Regularloosely similar widths (40.1 units)
- Ramsina Regularloosely similar widths (40.6 units)
- Sofia Sans Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (40.9 units)
- Dongle Regularloosely similar widths (43 units)
- Smooch Sans Regularloosely similar widths (43.7 units)
- Economica Regularloosely similar widths (43.8 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Ranga?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Ranga itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Ranga free to use?
Ranga 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 Ranga?
By measured letter widths, Allan is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 30.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Ranga support?
It includes these character sets: Devanagari, Latin, Central European.
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