Zalando Sans SemiExpanded
Zalando Sans SemiExpanded is a sans serif font in 8 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 9% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 2 April 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Zalando Sans SemiExpanded
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 SemiExpanded from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Zalando Sans SemiExpanded itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 564.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 737.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 274 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 25% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded ExtraLight Italic
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded ExtraLight
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded Light Italic
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded Light
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded Italic
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded Regular
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded Medium Italic
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded Medium
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded SemiBold Italic
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded SemiBold
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded Bold Italic
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded Bold
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded ExtraBold Italic
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded ExtraBold
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded Black Italic
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded Black
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Zalando Sans SemiExpanded
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.
- LINE Seed JP Regularloosely similar widths (32 units)
- Valley Sans Regularloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
- Zalando Sans Regularloosely similar widths (35.9 units)
- TikTok Sans Regularloosely similar widths (40.3 units)
- Be Vietnam Pro Regularloosely similar widths (40.8 units)
- Aldrich Regularloosely similar widths (41.7 units)
- Momo Trust Display Regularloosely similar widths (41.9 units)
- Kodchasan Regularloosely similar widths (42.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Zalando Sans SemiExpanded?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Zalando Sans SemiExpanded itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Zalando Sans SemiExpanded free to use?
Zalando Sans SemiExpanded 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 SemiExpanded?
By measured letter widths, LINE Seed JP is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 32 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Zalando Sans SemiExpanded support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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