Abril Fatface
Abril Fatface is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical display font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Abril Fatface
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 Abril Fatface from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Abril Fatface itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 537.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 679.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 180 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 | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Abril Fatface
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.
- Averia Serif Libre Regularsimilar widths (29.4 units)
- Radio Canada Big Regularloosely similar widths (31.5 units)
- Bitter Regularloosely similar widths (31.8 units)
- Frank Ruhl Libre Regularloosely similar widths (32.5 units)
- Vollkorn Regularloosely similar widths (32.8 units)
- Fraunces Regularloosely similar widths (33.8 units)
- Literata Regularloosely similar widths (34 units)
- Vesper Libre Regularloosely similar widths (34.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Abril Fatface?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Abril Fatface itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Abril Fatface free to use?
Abril Fatface 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 Abril Fatface?
By measured letter widths, Averia Serif Libre is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 29.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Abril Fatface support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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