Ruda
Ruda is a sans serif font in 6 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Ruda
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 Ruda from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Ruda itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 516.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 567.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 240 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Ruda
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 Regularloosely similar widths (35.2 units)
- FiraGO Regularloosely similar widths (35.4 units)
- Murecho Regularloosely similar widths (36.4 units)
- Noto Sans Display Regularloosely similar widths (37.5 units)
- Gudea Regularloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
- National Park Regularloosely similar widths (38.1 units)
- Tirra Regularloosely similar widths (38.3 units)
- Akatab Regularloosely similar widths (38.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Ruda?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Ruda itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Ruda free to use?
Ruda 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 Ruda?
By measured letter widths, Fira Sans is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 35.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Ruda support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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