Averia Serif Libre
Averia Serif Libre is a display font in 3 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical display font. Last updated 2 June 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Averia Serif Libre
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 Averia Serif Libre from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Averia Serif Libre itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 522 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 681.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 253.4 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Averia Serif Libre
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.
- Vollkorn Regularsimilar widths (22.1 units)
- Averia Libre Regularsimilar widths (23.4 units)
- Source Serif Pro Regularsimilar widths (24.3 units)
- Source Serif 4 Regularsimilar widths (25.1 units)
- Enriqueta Regularsimilar widths (25.2 units)
- Averia Gruesa Libre Regularsimilar widths (25.2 units)
- Frank Ruhl Libre Regularsimilar widths (25.8 units)
- Fraunces Regularsimilar widths (26.1 units)
Compare Averia Serif Libre
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Averia Serif Libre?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Averia Serif Libre itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Averia Serif Libre free to use?
Averia Serif Libre 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 Averia Serif Libre?
By measured letter widths, Vollkorn is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 22.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Averia Serif Libre support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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