Six Caps
Six Caps is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 57% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Six Caps
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 Six Caps from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Six Caps itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 223.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 232.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 115.7 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 50% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Six Caps
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.
- Dorsa Regularloosely similar widths (42.3 units)
- Wavefont Regularloosely similar widths (44.1 units)
- Tulpen One Regularloosely similar widths (45 units)
- Foldit Regularloosely similar widths (50.8 units)
- Karantina Regularloosely similar widths (52.4 units)
- Wire One Regularloosely similar widths (53.3 units)
- Bigelow Rules Regularloosely similar widths (58.6 units)
- Chathura Regularloosely similar widths (59.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Six Caps?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Six Caps itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Six Caps free to use?
Six Caps 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 Six Caps?
By measured letter widths, Dorsa is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 42.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Six Caps support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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