BJ Cree
BJ Cree is a serif font in 4 weights. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 2 April 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses BJ Cree
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 BJ Cree from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in BJ Cree itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 491.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 685.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 634.8 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 524.4 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to BJ Cree
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.
- BJCree Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Uchen Regularloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularloosely similar widths (39.8 units)
- Source Serif Pro Regularloosely similar widths (42 units)
- Literata Regularloosely similar widths (42 units)
- Cactus Classical Serif Regularloosely similar widths (42.2 units)
- STIX Two Text Regularloosely similar widths (42.7 units)
- Frank Ruhl Libre Regularloosely similar widths (42.8 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses BJ Cree?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in BJ Cree itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is BJ Cree free to use?
BJ Cree 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 BJ Cree?
By measured letter widths, BJCree is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does BJ Cree support?
It includes these character sets: Canadian Aboriginal, Latin.
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