Snippet
Snippet is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 30 May 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Snippet
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 Snippet from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Snippet itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 494.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 631.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 300 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Snippet
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.
- Bellota Text Regularloosely similar widths (37.2 units)
- Cabin Regularloosely similar widths (38.1 units)
- Bigshot One Regularloosely similar widths (40.6 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (41.3 units)
- Actor Regularloosely similar widths (41.7 units)
- Special Gothic Regularloosely similar widths (41.8 units)
- Averia Gruesa Libre Regularloosely similar widths (42.2 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (42.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Snippet?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Snippet itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Snippet free to use?
Snippet 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 Snippet?
By measured letter widths, Bellota Text is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 37.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Snippet support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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