Zain
Zain is a sans serif font in 6 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 6% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 29 October 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Zain
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 Zain from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Zain itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 485.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 608.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 227.5 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 26% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Zain
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.
- National Park Regularloosely similar widths (33.8 units)
- Thasadith Regularloosely similar widths (34.5 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Regularloosely similar widths (35 units)
- Murecho Regularloosely similar widths (36 units)
- Reddit Sans Regularloosely similar widths (36.4 units)
- Liter Regularloosely similar widths (36.5 units)
- Google Sans Flex Regularloosely similar widths (36.7 units)
- Cabin Regularloosely similar widths (37.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Zain?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Zain itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Zain free to use?
Zain 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 Zain?
By measured letter widths, National Park is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 33.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Zain support?
It includes these character sets: Arabic, Latin.
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