Average
Average is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 8% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Average
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 Average from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Average itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 476.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 677 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Average
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.
- Bona Nova SC Regularloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
- Bona Nova Regularloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
- EB Garamond Regularloosely similar widths (35.1 units)
- Gulzar Regularloosely similar widths (36.1 units)
- Spectral SC Regularloosely similar widths (37.3 units)
- Spectral Regularloosely similar widths (37.3 units)
- Source Serif Pro Regularloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
- Ysabeau Office Regularloosely similar widths (37.8 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Average?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Average itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Average free to use?
Average 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 Average?
By measured letter widths, Bona Nova SC is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 32.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Average support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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