Bree Serif
Bree Serif is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Bree Serif
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 Bree Serif from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Bree Serif itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 520.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 615.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Bree Serif
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.
- DM Serif Text Regularsimilar widths (25.9 units)
- DM Serif Display Regularsimilar widths (26.5 units)
- Averia Libre Regularsimilar widths (27.1 units)
- Song Myung Regularsimilar widths (27.5 units)
- Anek Odia Regularsimilar widths (27.6 units)
- Anek Latin Regularsimilar widths (27.6 units)
- Anek Devanagari Regularsimilar widths (27.6 units)
- Anek Gujarati Regularsimilar widths (27.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Bree Serif?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Bree Serif itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Bree Serif free to use?
Bree Serif 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 Bree Serif?
By measured letter widths, DM Serif Text is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 25.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Bree Serif support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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