Reddit Sans
Reddit Sans is a sans serif font in 8 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Reddit Sans
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 Reddit Sans from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Reddit Sans itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 509.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 640.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 244.1 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
- Reddit Sans ExtraLight Italic
- Reddit Sans ExtraLight
- Reddit Sans Light Italic
- Reddit Sans Light
- Reddit Sans Italic
- Reddit Sans Regular
- Reddit Sans Medium Italic
- Reddit Sans Medium
- Reddit Sans SemiBold Italic
- Reddit Sans SemiBold
- Reddit Sans Bold Italic
- Reddit Sans Bold
- Reddit Sans ExtraBold Italic
- Reddit Sans ExtraBold
- Reddit Sans Black Italic
- Reddit Sans Black
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Reddit Sans
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.
- Google Sans Regularsimilar widths (27.2 units)
- Delius Regularsimilar widths (28 units)
- Ubuntu Regularsimilar widths (28.1 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Regularsimilar widths (28.5 units)
- Google Sans Flex Regularsimilar widths (29.8 units)
- Figtree Regularloosely similar widths (30.3 units)
- Baloo Bhaina 2 Regularloosely similar widths (30.5 units)
- Baloo Tamma 2 Regularloosely similar widths (30.5 units)
Compare Reddit Sans
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Reddit Sans?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Reddit Sans itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Reddit Sans free to use?
Reddit Sans 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 Reddit Sans?
By measured letter widths, Google Sans is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 27.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Reddit Sans support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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