Alice
Alice is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Alice
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 Alice from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Alice itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 519.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 651.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 223 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Alice
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.
- Playfair Display Regularsimilar widths (26.8 units)
- Vollkorn Regularsimilar widths (28.7 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularsimilar widths (29.3 units)
- Sura Regularsimilar widths (29.4 units)
- Cambo Regularloosely similar widths (30.8 units)
- Enriqueta Regularloosely similar widths (31.1 units)
- Alike Regularloosely similar widths (31.4 units)
- Alike Angular Regularloosely similar widths (31.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Alice?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Alice itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Alice free to use?
Alice 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 Alice?
By measured letter widths, Playfair Display is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 26.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Alice support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Central European.
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