Scada
Scada is a sans serif font in 2 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 8% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Scada
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 Scada from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Scada itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 479.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 557.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 290 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Scada
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.
- Anek Tamil Regularsimilar widths (21.5 units)
- Anek Gurmukhi Regularsimilar widths (21.5 units)
- Anek Kannada Regularsimilar widths (21.9 units)
- Anek Malayalam Regularsimilar widths (21.9 units)
- Anek Telugu Regularsimilar widths (22 units)
- Anek Devanagari Regularsimilar widths (22.2 units)
- Anek Latin Regularsimilar widths (22.2 units)
- Anek Odia Regularsimilar widths (22.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Scada?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Scada itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Scada free to use?
Scada 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 Scada?
By measured letter widths, Anek Tamil is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 21.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Scada support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Central European.
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