VT323
VT323 is a monospace font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 33% narrower than the typical monospace font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses VT323
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 VT323 from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in VT323 itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 400 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 400 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 400 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 400 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | monospaced |
| Width of i compared with m | 100% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Monospace |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to VT323
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.
- Redacted Regularsimilar widths (28.9 units)
- Bebas Neue Regularloosely similar widths (56.8 units)
- Smokum Regularloosely similar widths (69.9 units)
- Libre Barcode 128 Regularloosely similar widths (70 units)
- Libre Barcode 128 Text Regularloosely similar widths (70 units)
- Hi Melody Regularloosely similar widths (70.1 units)
- Vina Sans Regularloosely similar widths (70.2 units)
- BBH Sans Bogle Regularloosely similar widths (70.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses VT323?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in VT323 itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is VT323 free to use?
VT323 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 VT323?
By measured letter widths, Redacted is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 28.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does VT323 support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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