Alegreya SC
Alegreya SC is a serif font in 5 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font. Last updated 30 June 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Alegreya SC
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 SC from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Alegreya SC itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 530 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 | 45% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Alegreya SC
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.
- Alegreya Regularsimilar widths (22.2 units)
- Sahitya Regularsimilar widths (25.1 units)
- Alegreya Sans SC Regularloosely similar widths (33 units)
- Mate SC Regularloosely similar widths (34.9 units)
- Poly Regularloosely similar widths (40.2 units)
- Cormorant SC Regularloosely similar widths (40.7 units)
- Source Serif Pro Regularloosely similar widths (41.6 units)
- Almendra SC Regularloosely similar widths (42.7 units)
Compare Alegreya SC
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Alegreya SC?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Alegreya SC itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Alegreya SC free to use?
Alegreya SC 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 SC?
By measured letter widths, Alegreya is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 22.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Alegreya SC support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Greek Extended, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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