Winky Rough
Winky Rough is a sans serif font in 7 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Winky Rough
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 Winky Rough from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Winky Rough itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 466.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 534.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 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 Winky Rough
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.
- Winky Sans Regularnearly identical widths (3.5 units)
- Rajdhani Regularloosely similar widths (32.6 units)
- Mirza Regularloosely similar widths (35.7 units)
- Epunda Sans Regularloosely similar widths (36 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (36.5 units)
- Strait Regularloosely similar widths (36.9 units)
- Share Regularloosely similar widths (37.1 units)
- Anaheim Regularloosely similar widths (37.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Winky Rough?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Winky Rough itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Winky Rough free to use?
Winky Rough 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 Winky Rough?
By measured letter widths, Winky Sans is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 3.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Winky Rough support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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