Spinnaker
Spinnaker is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 4% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Spinnaker
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 Spinnaker from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Spinnaker itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 537.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 725.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 285.2 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
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Spinnaker
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.
- Poltawski Nowy Regularloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
- Playpen Sans Deva Regularloosely similar widths (39.2 units)
- Playpen Sans Hebrew Regularloosely similar widths (39.2 units)
- Playpen Sans Arabic Regularloosely similar widths (39.2 units)
- Playpen Sans Thai Regularloosely similar widths (39.2 units)
- Playpen Sans Regularloosely similar widths (39.2 units)
- Varela Regularloosely similar widths (40.1 units)
- Alan Sans Regularloosely similar widths (40.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Spinnaker?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Spinnaker itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Spinnaker free to use?
Spinnaker 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 Spinnaker?
By measured letter widths, Poltawski Nowy is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 38.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Spinnaker support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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