Teko
Teko is a sans serif font in 5 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 36% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Teko
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 Teko from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Teko itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 331.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 379.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 145 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Teko
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.
- Big Shoulders Text Regularsimilar widths (29.1 units)
- Big Shoulders Regularsimilar widths (29.3 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Text Regularsimilar widths (29.5 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Text Regularsimilar widths (29.6 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Regularsimilar widths (29.7 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Regularsimilar widths (29.8 units)
- Pathway Gothic One Regularloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Display Regularloosely similar widths (30.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Teko?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Teko itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Teko free to use?
Teko 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 Teko?
By measured letter widths, Big Shoulders Text is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 29.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Teko support?
It includes these character sets: Devanagari, Latin, Central European.
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