David Libre vs Gentium Book Plus
Gentium Book Plus is about 2% wider than David Libre in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other.
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Handgloves 2026
| David Libre | Gentium Book Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Serif | Serif |
| Weights | Regular, Medium, Bold | Regular, Bold |
| Italics | No | Yes |
| Variable font | No | No |
| Average lowercase width | 470.5 | 479.4 |
| Digits | tabular | tabular |
| Character sets | 6 | 7 |
| Licence | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
Weights both families offer: Regular, Bold.
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Questions people ask
+Is Gentium Book Plus a good replacement for David Libre?
Gentium Book Plus is about 2% wider than David Libre in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other. Their mean width difference is 26 units per 1000 em (similar widths).
+Which is wider, David Libre or Gentium Book Plus?
Gentium Book Plus is wider, by about 2% in lowercase text.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Latin, Central European, Vietnamese. Only David Libre has Hebrew, Math symbols, Symbols. Only Gentium Book Plus has Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Greek Extended.
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