Yarndings 12
Yarndings 12 is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 57% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 17 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Yarndings 12
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 Yarndings 12 from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Yarndings 12 itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 823.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 834.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 312.5 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 100% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 86 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Yarndings 12
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.
- Yarndings 12 Charted Regularvery close widths (7.5 units)
- Yarndings 20 Regularloosely similar widths (71.6 units)
- Yarndings 20 Charted Regularloosely similar widths (72.1 units)
- DSEG7 Classic Regularloosely similar widths (75.4 units)
- DSEG7 Classic Mini Regularloosely similar widths (75.4 units)
- DSEG7 Modern Mini Regularloosely similar widths (75.4 units)
- DSEG7 Modern Regularloosely similar widths (75.4 units)
- DSEG14 Classic Regularloosely similar widths (91.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Yarndings 12?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Yarndings 12 itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Yarndings 12 free to use?
Yarndings 12 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 Yarndings 12?
By measured letter widths, Yarndings 12 Charted is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 7.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Yarndings 12 support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Math symbols, Symbols.
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