Smokum
Smokum is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 28% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 2 June 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Smokum
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 Smokum from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Smokum itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 379.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 416 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200.2 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 38% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Smokum
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.
- Jaini Purva Regularloosely similar widths (40.1 units)
- Jaini Regularloosely similar widths (40.1 units)
- Ramsina Regularloosely similar widths (41.9 units)
- Bebas Neue Regularloosely similar widths (44.5 units)
- Saira Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (44.5 units)
- Dongle Regularloosely similar widths (45.9 units)
- Karantina Regularloosely similar widths (46 units)
- Special Gothic Condensed One Regularloosely similar widths (46.8 units)
Compare Smokum
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Smokum?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Smokum itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Smokum free to use?
Smokum 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 Smokum?
By measured letter widths, Jaini Purva is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 40.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Smokum support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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