Boldonse
Boldonse is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 28% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 30 May 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Boldonse
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 Boldonse from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Boldonse itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 670.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 796.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 260 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Boldonse
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.
- LINE Seed JP Regularloosely similar widths (77.7 units)
- Coda Regularloosely similar widths (79 units)
- Lexend Exa Regularloosely similar widths (81.6 units)
- Sarpanch Regularloosely similar widths (82.8 units)
- Sora Regularloosely similar widths (83.4 units)
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded Regularloosely similar widths (83.6 units)
- Pathway Extreme Regularloosely similar widths (84 units)
- Tomorrow Regularloosely similar widths (84 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Boldonse?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Boldonse itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Boldonse free to use?
Boldonse 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 Boldonse?
By measured letter widths, LINE Seed JP is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 77.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Boldonse support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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