Syne
Syne is a sans serif font in 5 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Syne
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 Syne from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Syne itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 503.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 647.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 210 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 25% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Syne
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.
- Radio Canada Big Regularloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
- Fustat Regularloosely similar widths (40.5 units)
- Liter Regularloosely similar widths (41.2 units)
- Hedvig Letters Sans Regularloosely similar widths (41.5 units)
- Kantumruy Pro Regularloosely similar widths (41.6 units)
- Fredoka Regularloosely similar widths (41.7 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (41.9 units)
- Hind Siliguri Regularloosely similar widths (42.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Syne?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Syne itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Syne free to use?
Syne 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 Syne?
By measured letter widths, Radio Canada Big is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 40.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Syne support?
It includes these character sets: Greek, Latin, Central European.
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