Stick
Stick is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Stick
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 Stick from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Stick itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 499.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 702.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 350 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 680 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Stick
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.
- Akt Regularloosely similar widths (46.1 units)
- Monda Regularloosely similar widths (48.4 units)
- Public Sans Regularloosely similar widths (49 units)
- Miranda Sans Regularloosely similar widths (49.1 units)
- TikTok Sans Regularloosely similar widths (49.2 units)
- Playpen Sans Regularloosely similar widths (49.2 units)
- Playpen Sans Deva Regularloosely similar widths (49.2 units)
- Playpen Sans Hebrew Regularloosely similar widths (49.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Stick?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Stick itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Stick free to use?
Stick 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 Stick?
By measured letter widths, Akt is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 46.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Stick support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Japanese, Latin, Central European.
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