Arvo
Arvo is a serif font in 2 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 7% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 2 June 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Arvo
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 Arvo from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Arvo itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 554.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 719.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 218.8 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Arvo
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.
- Volkhov Regularloosely similar widths (37.3 units)
- Fraunces Regularloosely similar widths (37.8 units)
- Kadwa Regularloosely similar widths (38.2 units)
- Bitter Regularloosely similar widths (39.3 units)
- Poltawski Nowy Regularloosely similar widths (39.9 units)
- Gotu Regularloosely similar widths (40.1 units)
- Amethysta Regularloosely similar widths (40.8 units)
- Noto Serif TC Regularloosely similar widths (40.8 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Arvo?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Arvo itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Arvo free to use?
Arvo 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 Arvo?
By measured letter widths, Volkhov is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 37.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Arvo support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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