Sail
Sail is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 16% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Sail
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 Sail from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Sail itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 439.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 887.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 213 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Sail
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.
- UnifrakturMaguntia Regularloosely similar widths (88 units)
- Twinkle Star Regularloosely similar widths (91.7 units)
- Srisakdi Regularloosely similar widths (96.8 units)
- Niconne Regularloosely similar widths (97.8 units)
- Neonderthaw Regularloosely similar widths (98.4 units)
- Jacquarda Bastarda 9 Regularloosely similar widths (100.5 units)
- My Soul Regularloosely similar widths (101.3 units)
- Jacquarda Bastarda 9 Charted Regularloosely similar widths (101.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Sail?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Sail itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Sail free to use?
Sail 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 Sail?
By measured letter widths, UnifrakturMaguntia is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 88 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Sail support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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