Caladea
Caladea is a serif font in 2 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 30 June 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Caladea
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 Caladea from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Caladea itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 466.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 581.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 220 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 Caladea
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.
- Grenze Regularloosely similar widths (32.5 units)
- Almendra Regularloosely similar widths (34.8 units)
- Crimson Pro Regularloosely similar widths (34.9 units)
- Gentium Book Plus Regularloosely similar widths (35.4 units)
- Gentium Plus Regularloosely similar widths (36.2 units)
- Gentium Book Basic Regularloosely similar widths (36.5 units)
- Slabo 27px Regularloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
- Kreon Regularloosely similar widths (38.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Caladea?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Caladea itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Caladea free to use?
Caladea 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 Caladea?
By measured letter widths, Grenze is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 32.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Caladea support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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