Tillana
Tillana is a display font in 5 weights. Its lowercase letters are 12% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Tillana
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 Tillana from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Tillana itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 461.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 569.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 432 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Tillana
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.
- Kalam Regularloosely similar widths (42.8 units)
- Athiti Regularloosely similar widths (52 units)
- Yantramanav Regularloosely similar widths (52.6 units)
- Winky Rough Regularloosely similar widths (54.2 units)
- Comic Neue Regularloosely similar widths (54.3 units)
- Barlow Semi Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (54.6 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (55 units)
- Winky Sans Regularloosely similar widths (55.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Tillana?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Tillana itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Tillana free to use?
Tillana 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 Tillana?
By measured letter widths, Kalam is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 42.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Tillana support?
It includes these character sets: Devanagari, Latin, Central European.
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