Shantell Sans
Shantell Sans is a display font in 6 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 5% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Shantell Sans
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 Shantell Sans from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Shantell Sans itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 549.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 668.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 341 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 Shantell Sans
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.
- Miranda Sans Regularloosely similar widths (50 units)
- Asta Sans Regularloosely similar widths (50 units)
- 42dot Sans Regularloosely similar widths (50 units)
- Merriweather Sans Regularloosely similar widths (50.5 units)
- Playpen Sans Arabic Regularloosely similar widths (51 units)
- Playpen Sans Hebrew Regularloosely similar widths (51 units)
- Playpen Sans Regularloosely similar widths (51 units)
- Playpen Sans Thai Regularloosely similar widths (51 units)
Compare Shantell Sans
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Shantell Sans?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Shantell Sans itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Shantell Sans free to use?
Shantell Sans 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 Shantell Sans?
By measured letter widths, Miranda Sans is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 50 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Shantell Sans support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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