Yarndings 20
Yarndings 20 is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 53% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 17 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Yarndings 20
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 20 from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Yarndings 20 itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 801.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 834.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 208.3 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 111% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 86 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Yarndings 20
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 20 Charted Regularnearly identical widths (0.5 units)
- Yarndings 12 Charted Regularloosely similar widths (70.9 units)
- Yarndings 12 Regularloosely similar widths (71.6 units)
- DSEG7 Classic Mini Regularloosely similar widths (116.6 units)
- DSEG7 Modern Regularloosely similar widths (116.6 units)
- DSEG7 Modern Mini Regularloosely similar widths (116.6 units)
- DSEG7 Classic Regularloosely similar widths (116.6 units)
- Bungee Shade Regularloosely similar widths (125 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Yarndings 20?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Yarndings 20 itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Yarndings 20 free to use?
Yarndings 20 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 20?
By measured letter widths, Yarndings 20 Charted is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 0.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Yarndings 20 support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Math symbols, Symbols.
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