Varela
Varela is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 4% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Varela
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 Varela from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Varela itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 539.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 692 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 260 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 628 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Varela
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.
- Varela Round Regularnearly identical widths (1.8 units)
- Bpmf Huninn Regularvery close widths (14.6 units)
- Huninn Regularvery close widths (14.6 units)
- Alan Sans Regularsimilar widths (24.4 units)
- Public Sans Regularsimilar widths (28.4 units)
- Amiko Regularloosely similar widths (30.2 units)
- Aileron Regularloosely similar widths (31.4 units)
- Strichpunkt Sans Regularloosely similar widths (31.8 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Varela?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Varela itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Varela free to use?
Varela 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 Varela?
By measured letter widths, Varela Round is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 1.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Varela support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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