Free alternatives to Copperplate
Copperplate is not an open font. These open fonts come closest by measured letter widths, the property that decides whether text keeps its line breaks when the font is swapped.
Closest open fonts to Copperplate
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.
- Arimo Boldloosely similar widths (42.6 units)
- Ramabhadra Regularloosely similar widths (43.2 units)
- Nunito ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (45.5 units)
- Chiron GoRound TC Boldloosely similar widths (45.5 units)
- Chiron GoRound TC ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (45.8 units)
- Golos Text Mediumloosely similar widths (45.9 units)
- Golos Text SemiBoldloosely similar widths (46.1 units)
- Chiron GoRound TC SemiBoldloosely similar widths (46.5 units)
- Arimo SemiBoldloosely similar widths (46.5 units)
- Nunito Sans ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (46.7 units)
Copperplate measured
| Average lowercase letter width | 581.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 683.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 305 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 611 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 46% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
Editing a PDF that uses Copperplate
Most PDFs embed only the letters they already use. Type a new letter and many editors either refuse or swap in a different font. Copperplate is not freely available, so MythosPDF first uses every letter already embedded in your PDF. If a new letter is missing, it asks before using the closest open font listed here, and tells you which one it used.
Questions people ask
+What is the best free alternative to Copperplate?
By measured letter widths, Arimo Bold: loosely similar widths (42.6 units per 1000 em).
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Copperplate without having it installed?
Yes. MythosPDF first uses the letters already embedded in the PDF. For a missing letter it asks before using the closest open font.
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