Syne Tactile
Syne Tactile is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 12% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Syne Tactile
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 Tactile from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Syne Tactile itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 461 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 607 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 26% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Syne Tactile
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.
- Alegreya Regularloosely similar widths (50.9 units)
- Sahitya Regularloosely similar widths (51.1 units)
- Crimson Pro Regularloosely similar widths (53.6 units)
- Actor Regularloosely similar widths (53.9 units)
- Fenix Regularloosely similar widths (54.1 units)
- Labrada Regularloosely similar widths (54.1 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (54.7 units)
- Encode Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (54.9 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Syne Tactile?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Syne Tactile itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Syne Tactile free to use?
Syne Tactile 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 Tactile?
By measured letter widths, Alegreya is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 50.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Syne Tactile support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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