Yanone Kaffeesatz
Yanone Kaffeesatz is a sans serif font in 6 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 33% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 30 June 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Yanone Kaffeesatz
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 Yanone Kaffeesatz from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Yanone Kaffeesatz itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 349.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 387.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 158 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 418 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Yanone Kaffeesatz
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.
- Pathway Gothic One Regularloosely similar widths (32.5 units)
- Handjet Regularloosely similar widths (33.4 units)
- Saira Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (33.6 units)
- Sofia Sans Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (35.9 units)
- Caacupe One Regularloosely similar widths (36.5 units)
- Bebas Neue Regularloosely similar widths (36.8 units)
- Dongle Regularloosely similar widths (38.3 units)
- Teko Regularloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Yanone Kaffeesatz?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Yanone Kaffeesatz itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Yanone Kaffeesatz free to use?
Yanone Kaffeesatz 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 Yanone Kaffeesatz?
By measured letter widths, Pathway Gothic One is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 32.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Yanone Kaffeesatz support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Central European, Math symbols, Symbols, Vietnamese.
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