Strichpunkt Sans
Strichpunkt Sans is a sans serif font in 6 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 13 May 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Strichpunkt Sans
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 Strichpunkt Sans from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Strichpunkt Sans itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 512.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 662.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 238 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 600 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| 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 Strichpunkt Sans
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.
- SUSE Regularsimilar widths (22.9 units)
- IBM Plex Serif Regularsimilar widths (24.8 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Regularsimilar widths (24.9 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Arabic Regularsimilar widths (24.9 units)
- IBM Plex Sans KR Regularsimilar widths (24.9 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Hebrew Regularsimilar widths (24.9 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Thai Regularsimilar widths (24.9 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Devanagari Regularsimilar widths (24.9 units)
Compare Strichpunkt Sans
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Strichpunkt Sans?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Strichpunkt Sans itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Strichpunkt Sans free to use?
Strichpunkt Sans 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 Strichpunkt Sans?
By measured letter widths, SUSE is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 22.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Strichpunkt Sans support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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