Balthazar
Balthazar is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 17% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Balthazar
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 Balthazar from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Balthazar itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 431.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 565.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 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
Open fonts closest to Balthazar
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.
- Galdeano Regularsimilar widths (21.7 units)
- Alegreya Sans Regularsimilar widths (26.1 units)
- Arapey Regularsimilar widths (27.7 units)
- Crimson Pro Regularsimilar widths (29.7 units)
- Encode Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (31 units)
- Stylish Regularloosely similar widths (32.9 units)
- Encode Sans Semi Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (34.1 units)
- Grenze Regularloosely similar widths (35.8 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Balthazar?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Balthazar itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Balthazar free to use?
Balthazar 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 Balthazar?
By measured letter widths, Galdeano is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 21.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Balthazar support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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