Abhaya Libre
Abhaya Libre is a serif font in 5 weights. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Abhaya Libre
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 Abhaya Libre from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Abhaya Libre itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 463.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 590.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 190.4 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Abhaya Libre
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.
- Crimson Pro Regularloosely similar widths (32 units)
- Stylish Regularloosely similar widths (32.5 units)
- Amaranth Regularloosely similar widths (33.3 units)
- Inria Sans Regularloosely similar widths (34.8 units)
- Assistant Regularloosely similar widths (34.8 units)
- Kreon Regularloosely similar widths (34.9 units)
- Gentium Book Basic Regularloosely similar widths (34.9 units)
- Alegreya Sans Regularloosely similar widths (35.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Abhaya Libre?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Abhaya Libre itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Abhaya Libre free to use?
Abhaya Libre 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 Abhaya Libre?
By measured letter widths, Crimson Pro 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 Abhaya Libre support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Sinhala.
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