Shafarik
Shafarik is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 12% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 30 May 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Shafarik
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 Shafarik from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Shafarik itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 460.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 651.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 325 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 Shafarik
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.
- EB Garamond Regularsimilar widths (29.2 units)
- Crimson Text Regularsimilar widths (29.8 units)
- Buenard Regularloosely similar widths (30.3 units)
- Benne Regularloosely similar widths (30.9 units)
- Alegreya Regularloosely similar widths (32.6 units)
- Libertinus Serif Regularloosely similar widths (32.7 units)
- Ysabeau Regularloosely similar widths (32.7 units)
- Sahitya Regularloosely similar widths (33.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Shafarik?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Shafarik itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Shafarik free to use?
Shafarik 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 Shafarik?
By measured letter widths, EB Garamond is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 29.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Shafarik support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Glagolitic, Latin, Central European.
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