Creepster
Creepster is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 14% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 30 May 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Creepster
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 Creepster from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Creepster itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 449.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 448.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 235.3 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 50% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Creepster
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.
- Imbue Regularloosely similar widths (39.3 units)
- Black And White Picture Regularloosely similar widths (39.7 units)
- Jaini Purva Regularloosely similar widths (42.6 units)
- Jaini Regularloosely similar widths (42.6 units)
- Koulen Regularloosely similar widths (43.3 units)
- Bayon Regularloosely similar widths (43.3 units)
- Staatliches Regularloosely similar widths (44.1 units)
- Markazi Text Regularloosely similar widths (44.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Creepster?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Creepster itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Creepster free to use?
Creepster 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 Creepster?
By measured letter widths, Imbue is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 39.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Creepster support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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