Besley
Besley is a serif font in 6 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 9% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Besley
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 Besley from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Besley itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 566.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 801.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 300 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Besley
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.
- Bodoni Moda Regularloosely similar widths (42.9 units)
- Bodoni Moda SC Regularloosely similar widths (42.9 units)
- Young Serif Regularloosely similar widths (46.2 units)
- Shippori Mincho B1 Regularloosely similar widths (48.6 units)
- Shippori Mincho Regularloosely similar widths (48.6 units)
- Libre Baskerville Regularloosely similar widths (49.1 units)
- Ledger Regularloosely similar widths (49.4 units)
- Libre Caslon Text Regularloosely similar widths (49.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Besley?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Besley itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Besley free to use?
Besley 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 Besley?
By measured letter widths, Bodoni Moda is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 42.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Besley support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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