Zalando Sans
Zalando Sans is a sans serif font in 8 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 2 April 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Zalando Sans
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 Zalando Sans from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Zalando Sans itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 522.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 674.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 260 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
- Zalando Sans ExtraLight Italic
- Zalando Sans ExtraLight
- Zalando Sans Light Italic
- Zalando Sans Light
- Zalando Sans Italic
- Zalando Sans Regular
- Zalando Sans Medium Italic
- Zalando Sans Medium
- Zalando Sans SemiBold Italic
- Zalando Sans SemiBold
- Zalando Sans Bold Italic
- Zalando Sans Bold
- Zalando Sans ExtraBold Italic
- Zalando Sans ExtraBold
- Zalando Sans Black Italic
- Zalando Sans Black
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Zalando Sans
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.
- TikTok Sans Regularsimilar widths (27.9 units)
- Open Runde Regularsimilar widths (27.9 units)
- Pretendard Regularsimilar widths (28.7 units)
- Inter Regularsimilar widths (28.9 units)
- TASA Orbiter Regularsimilar widths (29.1 units)
- Adwaita Sans Regularsimilar widths (29.2 units)
- Inter Tight Regularloosely similar widths (32 units)
- Miranda Sans Regularloosely similar widths (32.1 units)
Compare Zalando Sans
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Zalando Sans?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Zalando Sans itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Zalando Sans free to use?
Zalando Sans 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 Zalando Sans?
By measured letter widths, TikTok Sans is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 27.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Zalando Sans support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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