Sofia
Sofia is a handwriting font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 15% narrower than the typical handwriting font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Sofia
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 Sofia from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Sofia itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 466.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 737.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 354 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 37% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Sofia
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.
- Milonga Regularloosely similar widths (73 units)
- Fondamento Regularloosely similar widths (76.6 units)
- Delius Swash Caps Regularloosely similar widths (78.1 units)
- Piazzolla Regularloosely similar widths (79 units)
- New Rocker Regularloosely similar widths (79.8 units)
- Texturina Regularloosely similar widths (80.5 units)
- Poltawski Nowy Regularloosely similar widths (80.7 units)
- Edu NSW ACT Cursive Regularloosely similar widths (80.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Sofia?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Sofia itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Sofia free to use?
Sofia 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 Sofia?
By measured letter widths, Milonga is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 73 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Sofia support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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