Amethysta
Amethysta is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 3% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Amethysta
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 Amethysta from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Amethysta itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 534.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 682.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 339.8 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Amethysta
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.
- Averia Serif Libre Regularsimilar widths (29.9 units)
- Kadwa Regularloosely similar widths (30.4 units)
- Playfair Display Regularloosely similar widths (31.8 units)
- Poltawski Nowy Regularloosely similar widths (32 units)
- Vollkorn Regularloosely similar widths (32.7 units)
- Petrona Regularloosely similar widths (33.9 units)
- Pitagon Serif Regularloosely similar widths (33.9 units)
- Volkhov Regularloosely similar widths (34.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Amethysta?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Amethysta itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Amethysta free to use?
Amethysta 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 Amethysta?
By measured letter widths, Averia Serif Libre is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 29.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Amethysta support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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