Free alternatives to Didot
Didot 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 Didot
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.
- Baskervville SemiBoldloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
- Baskervville SC SemiBoldloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
- Baskervville SC Boldloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
- Baskervville Boldloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
- Spectral SC SemiBoldloosely similar widths (34.5 units)
- Spectral SemiBoldloosely similar widths (34.5 units)
- Spectral SC Boldloosely similar widths (34.6 units)
- Spectral Boldloosely similar widths (34.6 units)
- Baskervville SC Mediumloosely similar widths (35.1 units)
- Baskervville Mediumloosely similar widths (35.1 units)
Didot measured
| Average lowercase letter width | 504.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 724.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 278 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 |
Editing a PDF that uses Didot
Most PDFs embed only the letters they already use. Type a new letter and many editors either refuse or swap in a different font. Didot 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 Didot?
By measured letter widths, Baskervville SemiBold: loosely similar widths (33.5 units per 1000 em).
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Didot 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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