Redacted
Redacted is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 28% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 17 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Redacted
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 Redacted from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Redacted itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 375 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 375 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 0 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 375 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | monospaced |
| Width of i compared with m | 100% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Redacted
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.
- VT323 Regularsimilar widths (28.9 units)
- Libre Barcode 128 Text Regularloosely similar widths (48 units)
- Libre Barcode 128 Regularloosely similar widths (48 units)
- Bebas Neue Regularloosely similar widths (60.7 units)
- Micro 5 Regularloosely similar widths (64.8 units)
- Micro 5 Charted Regularloosely similar widths (64.8 units)
- Yuyu Regularloosely similar widths (64.9 units)
- Smokum Regularloosely similar widths (65.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Redacted?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Redacted itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Redacted free to use?
Redacted 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 Redacted?
By measured letter widths, VT323 is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 28.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Redacted support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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