Bevan
Bevan is a serif font in 1 weight with italics. Its lowercase letters are 27% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Bevan
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 Bevan from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Bevan itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 657.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 843.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 205.6 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 39% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Bevan
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.
- Hepta Slab Regularloosely similar widths (42 units)
- Angkor Regularloosely similar widths (47 units)
- Moul Regularloosely similar widths (47 units)
- Besley Regularloosely similar widths (48.2 units)
- Stoke Regularloosely similar widths (49.5 units)
- BioRhyme Regularloosely similar widths (52.1 units)
- LINE Seed JP Regularloosely similar widths (57.1 units)
- Inknut Antiqua Regularloosely similar widths (57.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Bevan?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Bevan itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Bevan free to use?
Bevan 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 Bevan?
By measured letter widths, Hepta Slab is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 42 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Bevan support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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