Bellota
Bellota is a display font in 3 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Bellota
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 Bellota from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Bellota itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 505.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 684 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 280 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Bellota
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.
- Bellota Text Regularsimilar widths (18.7 units)
- Outfit Regularloosely similar widths (34.8 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularloosely similar widths (35.1 units)
- Enriqueta Regularloosely similar widths (36.4 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (38.4 units)
- Metrophobic Regularloosely similar widths (38.5 units)
- Poltawski Nowy Regularloosely similar widths (38.6 units)
- Google Sans Regularloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
Compare Bellota
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Bellota?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Bellota itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Bellota free to use?
Bellota 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 Bellota?
By measured letter widths, Bellota Text is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 18.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Bellota support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
Ready to fix your PDF?
Free, in your browser, and it takes about a minute. No account needed.