Sen
Sen is a sans serif font in 5 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Sen
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 Sen from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Sen itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 529.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 661.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 293 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 537.1 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Sen
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.
- Ubuntu Sans Regularloosely similar widths (35.2 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (36.1 units)
- Ubuntu Regularloosely similar widths (36.6 units)
- Noto Sans Bengali Regularloosely similar widths (36.9 units)
- Atkinson Hyperlegible Next Regularloosely similar widths (37.2 units)
- Murecho Regularloosely similar widths (37.4 units)
- Noto Sans Gurmukhi Regularloosely similar widths (37.5 units)
- Noto Sans Telugu Regularloosely similar widths (37.9 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Sen?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Sen itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Sen free to use?
Sen 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 Sen?
By measured letter widths, Ubuntu 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 Sen support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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