Aleo
Aleo is a serif font in 9 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Aleo
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 Aleo from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Aleo itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 522.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 688.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 260 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Aleo
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.
- Lato Regularsimilar widths (23.5 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularloosely similar widths (31.4 units)
- Newsreader Regularloosely similar widths (32 units)
- Taviraj Regularloosely similar widths (33 units)
- Maitree Regularloosely similar widths (34.8 units)
- Nunito Regularloosely similar widths (34.9 units)
- Chiron GoRound TC Regularloosely similar widths (34.9 units)
- Copse Regularloosely similar widths (35 units)
Compare Aleo
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Aleo?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Aleo itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Aleo free to use?
Aleo 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 Aleo?
By measured letter widths, Lato is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 23.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Aleo support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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