Yuji Mai
Yuji Mai is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 18% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Yuji Mai
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 Yuji Mai from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Yuji Mai itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 609.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 778.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 756 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 38% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Yuji Mai
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.
- Yuji Syuku Regularloosely similar widths (39.1 units)
- Yuji Boku Regularloosely similar widths (47.9 units)
- M PLUS U Regularloosely similar widths (59.9 units)
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded Regularloosely similar widths (62.3 units)
- M PLUS 1p Regularloosely similar widths (65.3 units)
- Valley Sans Regularloosely similar widths (66.5 units)
- Yuji Hentaigana Akari Regularloosely similar widths (66.8 units)
- Yuji Hentaigana Akebono Regularloosely similar widths (66.8 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Yuji Mai?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Yuji Mai itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Yuji Mai free to use?
Yuji Mai 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 Yuji Mai?
By measured letter widths, Yuji Syuku is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 39.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Yuji Mai support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Japanese, Latin, Central European.
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