Special Elite
Special Elite is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 10% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Special Elite
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 Special Elite from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Special Elite itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 576.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 600.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 293 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 86% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Special Elite
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.
- Kablammo Regularloosely similar widths (63.3 units)
- Podkova Regularloosely similar widths (63.3 units)
- Barrio Regularloosely similar widths (63.6 units)
- Grandstander Regularloosely similar widths (64.4 units)
- Modak Regularloosely similar widths (65.4 units)
- Nabla Regularloosely similar widths (66.4 units)
- Megrim Regularloosely similar widths (67.3 units)
- Anaheim Regularloosely similar widths (67.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Special Elite?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Special Elite itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Special Elite free to use?
Special Elite 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 Special Elite?
By measured letter widths, Kablammo is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 63.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Special Elite support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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