Cinzel
Cinzel is a serif font in 6 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 24% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Cinzel
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 Cinzel from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Cinzel itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 639.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 682.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 38% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Cinzel
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.
- Cinzel Decorative Regularsimilar widths (26.2 units)
- Castoro Titling Regularloosely similar widths (46.6 units)
- Julius Sans One Regularloosely similar widths (46.9 units)
- Aboreto Regularloosely similar widths (47.7 units)
- Vollkorn SC Regularloosely similar widths (53 units)
- Codystar Regularloosely similar widths (54.1 units)
- Playfair Display SC Regularloosely similar widths (56.4 units)
- Encode Sans SC Regularloosely similar widths (57.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Cinzel?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Cinzel itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Cinzel free to use?
Cinzel 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 Cinzel?
By measured letter widths, Cinzel Decorative is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 26.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Cinzel support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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