Coustard
Coustard is a serif font in 2 weights. Its lowercase letters are 12% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 2 April 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Coustard
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 Coustard from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Coustard itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 576.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 737.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 244.1 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 Coustard
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.
- Belgrano Regularloosely similar widths (38.2 units)
- Domine Regularloosely similar widths (44.1 units)
- Corben Regularloosely similar widths (44.4 units)
- Aleo Regularloosely similar widths (44.5 units)
- Fraunces Regularloosely similar widths (45.6 units)
- Volkhov Regularloosely similar widths (45.9 units)
- Redaction Regularloosely similar widths (46.3 units)
- Redaction 10 Regularloosely similar widths (46.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Coustard?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Coustard itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Coustard free to use?
Coustard 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 Coustard?
By measured letter widths, Belgrano is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 38.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Coustard support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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