REM
REM is a sans serif font in 9 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 3% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses REM
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 REM from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in REM itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 532.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 706 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 272 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 | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to REM
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.
- Chiron GoRound TC Regularsimilar widths (29.8 units)
- Nunito Regularloosely similar widths (30.2 units)
- Nunito Sans Regularloosely similar widths (30.3 units)
- Red Hat Text Regularloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
- Gantari Regularloosely similar widths (31.5 units)
- SN Pro Regularloosely similar widths (31.8 units)
- Adwaita Sans Regularloosely similar widths (32 units)
- Inter Regularloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
Compare REM
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses REM?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in REM itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is REM free to use?
REM 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 REM?
By measured letter widths, Chiron GoRound TC is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 29.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does REM support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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