Tektur
Tektur is a display font in 6 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 7% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Tektur
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 Tektur from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Tektur itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 558.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 635.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 260 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 23% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Tektur
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.
- Mozilla Text Regularloosely similar widths (57.2 units)
- Rubik Regularloosely similar widths (58.9 units)
- Space Grotesk Regularloosely similar widths (60.7 units)
- Vend Sans Regularloosely similar widths (61.8 units)
- Cossette Texte Regularloosely similar widths (62.1 units)
- Mozilla Headline Regularloosely similar widths (62.6 units)
- Oxanium Regularloosely similar widths (62.7 units)
- Chivo Regularloosely similar widths (62.9 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Tektur?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Tektur itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Tektur free to use?
Tektur 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 Tektur?
By measured letter widths, Mozilla Text is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 57.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Tektur support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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