Bentham
Bentham is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 7% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Bentham
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 Bentham from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Bentham itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 481.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 648.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 199.2 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 | 39% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 93 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Bentham
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.
- Libertinus Serif Regularloosely similar widths (37.2 units)
- Vesper Libre Regularloosely similar widths (41.3 units)
- Martel Sans Regularloosely similar widths (42.3 units)
- Libertinus Serif Display Regularloosely similar widths (42.4 units)
- Crimson Text Regularloosely similar widths (42.4 units)
- Ruwudu Regularloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
- Spectral Regularloosely similar widths (43.7 units)
- Spectral SC Regularloosely similar widths (43.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Bentham?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Bentham itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Bentham free to use?
Bentham 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 Bentham?
By measured letter widths, Libertinus Serif is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 37.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Bentham support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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