Science Gothic
Science Gothic is a sans serif font in 9 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 19% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 20 November 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Science Gothic
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 Science Gothic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Science Gothic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 619.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 804.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 309 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 Science Gothic
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.
- Fahkwang Regularloosely similar widths (55.8 units)
- Goldman Regularloosely similar widths (57.6 units)
- Zalando Sans Expanded Regularloosely similar widths (59.1 units)
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded Regularloosely similar widths (59.7 units)
- Valley Sans Regularloosely similar widths (60.3 units)
- Days One Regularloosely similar widths (62.7 units)
- Unbounded Regularloosely similar widths (62.7 units)
- BBH Hegarty Regularloosely similar widths (62.8 units)
Compare Science Gothic
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Science Gothic?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Science Gothic itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Science Gothic free to use?
Science Gothic 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 Science Gothic?
By measured letter widths, Fahkwang is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 55.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Science Gothic support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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