Solway
Solway is a serif font in 5 weights. Its lowercase letters are 6% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Solway
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 Solway from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Solway itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 550.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 695.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 274 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Solway
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.
- Adwaita Sans Regularloosely similar widths (33 units)
- Inter Regularloosely similar widths (33 units)
- TikTok Sans Regularloosely similar widths (33 units)
- Golos Text Regularloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
- Albert Sans Regularloosely similar widths (34.4 units)
- Work Sans Regularloosely similar widths (34.7 units)
- Alan Sans Regularloosely similar widths (35.4 units)
- Kantumruy Pro Regularloosely similar widths (36.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Solway?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Solway itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Solway free to use?
Solway 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 Solway?
By measured letter widths, Adwaita Sans is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 33 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Solway support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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