Bitter
Bitter is a serif font in 9 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 3% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 30 June 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Bitter
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 Bitter from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Bitter itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 533.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 670.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Bitter
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.
- Averia Serif Libre Regularsimilar widths (27.7 units)
- Kadwa Regularsimilar widths (28 units)
- Rufina Regularsimilar widths (29.5 units)
- Vollkorn Regularloosely similar widths (30.7 units)
- Sarala Regularloosely similar widths (30.9 units)
- Martel Sans Regularloosely similar widths (31.4 units)
- Brygada 1918 Regularloosely similar widths (31.4 units)
- Enriqueta Regularloosely similar widths (31.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Bitter?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Bitter itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Bitter free to use?
Bitter 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 Bitter?
By measured letter widths, Averia Serif Libre is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 27.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Bitter support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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