Shrikhand
Shrikhand is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 18% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Shrikhand
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 Shrikhand from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Shrikhand itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 619.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 744.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Shrikhand
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.
- Quando Regularloosely similar widths (50 units)
- Be Vietnam Pro Regularloosely similar widths (51.7 units)
- Gelasio Regularloosely similar widths (56.3 units)
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded Regularloosely similar widths (58.2 units)
- Martel Regularloosely similar widths (58.5 units)
- Headland One Regularloosely similar widths (59 units)
- Merriweather Regularloosely similar widths (59.1 units)
- Valley Sans Regularloosely similar widths (59.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Shrikhand?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Shrikhand itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Shrikhand free to use?
Shrikhand 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 Shrikhand?
By measured letter widths, Quando 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 Shrikhand support?
It includes these character sets: Gujarati, Latin, Central European.
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