Sirin Stencil
Sirin Stencil is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 12% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Sirin Stencil
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 Sirin Stencil from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Sirin Stencil itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 460.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 548.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 208 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 27% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Sirin Stencil
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.
- Basic Regularloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
- Epunda Sans Regularloosely similar widths (42.1 units)
- Sofia Sans Semi Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (44.2 units)
- Athiti Regularloosely similar widths (45.1 units)
- Ancizar Sans Regularloosely similar widths (46.2 units)
- Freeman Regularloosely similar widths (46.3 units)
- Murecho Regularloosely similar widths (46.5 units)
- Winky Rough Regularloosely similar widths (46.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Sirin Stencil?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Sirin Stencil itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Sirin Stencil free to use?
Sirin Stencil 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 Sirin Stencil?
By measured letter widths, Basic is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 37.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Sirin Stencil support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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