Corben
Corben is a display font in 2 weights. Its lowercase letters are 4% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Corben
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 Corben from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Corben itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 545.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 760.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 180.7 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 | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Corben
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.
- Coustard Regularloosely similar widths (44.4 units)
- Libre Caslon Text Regularloosely similar widths (45.9 units)
- Piazzolla Regularloosely similar widths (48.9 units)
- Prata Regularloosely similar widths (49.6 units)
- Domine Regularloosely similar widths (50 units)
- Texturina Regularloosely similar widths (50.9 units)
- Belgrano Regularloosely similar widths (51.9 units)
- Bagnard Sans Regularloosely similar widths (53.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Corben?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Corben itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Corben free to use?
Corben 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 Corben?
By measured letter widths, Coustard is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 44.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Corben support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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