Slackey
Slackey is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 29% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 2 June 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Slackey
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 Slackey from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Slackey itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 674.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 776.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 402.3 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Slackey
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.
- Days One Regularloosely similar widths (68.1 units)
- Prosto One Regularloosely similar widths (68.2 units)
- Chonburi Regularloosely similar widths (69.8 units)
- Montserrat Regularloosely similar widths (73.4 units)
- Montserrat Underline Regularloosely similar widths (73.5 units)
- Montserrat Alternates Regularloosely similar widths (73.6 units)
- Cinzel Regularloosely similar widths (73.7 units)
- Aclonica Regularloosely similar widths (74.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Slackey?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Slackey itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Slackey free to use?
Slackey is released under the Apache License 2.0, 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 Slackey?
By measured letter widths, Days One is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 68.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Slackey support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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