Free alternatives to Rockwell
Rockwell 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 Rockwell
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.
- Kameron SemiBoldloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
- Open Sans ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (44.3 units)
- Noto Sans Khmer Blackloosely similar widths (44.5 units)
- Noto Sans Khmer ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (44.6 units)
- Kameron Boldloosely similar widths (44.7 units)
- Noto Sans Hebrew Blackloosely similar widths (44.8 units)
- Noto Sans Cherokee Blackloosely similar widths (44.9 units)
- Noto Sans Thaana Blackloosely similar widths (44.9 units)
- Noto Sans Lao Blackloosely similar widths (44.9 units)
- Noto Sans Symbols Blackloosely similar widths (44.9 units)
Rockwell measured
| Average lowercase letter width | 574.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 719.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 271 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 586.9 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
Editing a PDF that uses Rockwell
Most PDFs embed only the letters they already use. Type a new letter and many editors either refuse or swap in a different font. Rockwell 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 Rockwell?
By measured letter widths, Kameron SemiBold: loosely similar widths (43.5 units per 1000 em).
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Rockwell 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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