Zilla Slab Highlight
Zilla Slab Highlight is a serif font in 2 weights. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Zilla Slab Highlight
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 Zilla Slab Highlight from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Zilla Slab Highlight itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 490.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 631.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 249 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Zilla Slab Highlight
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.
- Zilla Slab Regularvery close widths (9.2 units)
- Fenix Regularsimilar widths (27.4 units)
- Vidaloka Regularloosely similar widths (30.2 units)
- Asap Regularloosely similar widths (30.5 units)
- Asap Sharp Regularloosely similar widths (30.5 units)
- Mako Regularloosely similar widths (30.9 units)
- Poly Regularloosely similar widths (31.1 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Zilla Slab Highlight?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Zilla Slab Highlight itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Zilla Slab Highlight free to use?
Zilla Slab Highlight 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 Zilla Slab Highlight?
By measured letter widths, Zilla Slab is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 9.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Zilla Slab Highlight support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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