Special Gothic
Special Gothic is a sans serif font in 4 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 9% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 30 July 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Special Gothic
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 Gothic from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Special Gothic itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 474.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 620.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 220 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 27% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Special Gothic
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.
- Cabin Regularsimilar widths (28.4 units)
- Pontano Sans Regularsimilar widths (28.5 units)
- Thasadith Regularloosely similar widths (30.7 units)
- Reddit Sans Regularloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
- Baloo Tamma 2 Regularloosely similar widths (32.8 units)
- Baloo Thambi 2 Regularloosely similar widths (32.8 units)
- Baloo Bhaina 2 Regularloosely similar widths (32.8 units)
- Baloo 2 Regularloosely similar widths (32.9 units)
Compare Special Gothic
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Special Gothic?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Special Gothic itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Special Gothic free to use?
Special Gothic 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 Special Gothic?
By measured letter widths, Cabin is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 28.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Special Gothic support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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