Barrio
Barrio is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 7% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Barrio
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 Barrio from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Barrio itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 559.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 556.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 300 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 500 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Barrio
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.
- Barriecito Regularsimilar widths (29.9 units)
- Carrois Gothic SC Regularloosely similar widths (48.1 units)
- Blackout Midnight Regularloosely similar widths (54.1 units)
- Megrim Regularloosely similar widths (56.7 units)
- Phudu Regularloosely similar widths (57.3 units)
- Alegreya Sans SC Regularloosely similar widths (58.7 units)
- Manuale Regularloosely similar widths (58.7 units)
- Gidole Regularloosely similar widths (59.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Barrio?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Barrio itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Barrio free to use?
Barrio 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 Barrio?
By measured letter widths, Barriecito 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 Barrio support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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