Sniglet
Sniglet is a display font in 2 weights. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Sniglet
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 Sniglet from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Sniglet itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 500.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 579.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 209 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 26% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Sniglet
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.
- Anek Devanagari Regularloosely similar widths (38.5 units)
- Anek Latin Regularloosely similar widths (38.5 units)
- Anek Odia Regularloosely similar widths (38.5 units)
- Anek Gujarati Regularloosely similar widths (38.6 units)
- Anek Kannada Regularloosely similar widths (38.8 units)
- Anek Telugu Regularloosely similar widths (38.8 units)
- Anek Malayalam Regularloosely similar widths (38.8 units)
- Anek Bangla Regularloosely similar widths (38.9 units)
Compare Sniglet
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Sniglet?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Sniglet itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Sniglet free to use?
Sniglet 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 Sniglet?
By measured letter widths, Anek Devanagari is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 38.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Sniglet support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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