Alegreya
Alegreya is a serif font in 6 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 30 June 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Alegreya
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 Alegreya from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Alegreya itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 466.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 616.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 198 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Alegreya
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.
- Sahitya Regularnearly identical widths (3.2 units)
- Alegreya SC Regularsimilar widths (22.2 units)
- Libertinus Sans Regularsimilar widths (28.4 units)
- Faustina Regularsimilar widths (28.9 units)
- Lisu Bosa Regularsimilar widths (29.8 units)
- Libertinus Serif Regularloosely similar widths (30 units)
- Alegreya Sans Regularloosely similar widths (30.1 units)
- Buenard Regularloosely similar widths (31.8 units)
Compare Alegreya
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Alegreya?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Alegreya itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Alegreya free to use?
Alegreya 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 Alegreya?
By measured letter widths, Sahitya is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 3.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Alegreya support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Greek Extended, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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