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Free alternatives to Trebuchet MS

Trebuchet MS 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 Trebuchet MS

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.

  1. Assistant Boldloosely similar widths (35.6 units)
  2. Mada Boldloosely similar widths (36.1 units)
  3. Source Sans 3 Boldloosely similar widths (36.1 units)
  4. Source Sans Pro Boldloosely similar widths (36.2 units)
  5. Tirra Boldloosely similar widths (36.6 units)
  6. Akatab Boldloosely similar widths (36.6 units)
  7. David Libre Boldloosely similar widths (36.9 units)
  8. Akatab SemiBoldloosely similar widths (37 units)
  9. Tirra SemiBoldloosely similar widths (37 units)
  10. Mada SemiBoldloosely similar widths (37.1 units)

Trebuchet MS measured

Average lowercase letter width500.6 units per 1000 em
Average capital letter width586.9 units per 1000 em
Word space301.3 units per 1000 em
Digitstabular (every digit is 524.4 units wide, so columns of numbers line up)
Spacingproportional
Width of i compared with m34%
Printable ASCII characters covered94 of 94
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Editing a PDF that uses Trebuchet MS

Most PDFs embed only the letters they already use. Type a new letter and many editors either refuse or swap in a different font. Trebuchet MS 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 Trebuchet MS?

By measured letter widths, Assistant Bold: loosely similar widths (35.6 units per 1000 em).

+Can I edit a PDF that uses Trebuchet MS 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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