Cutive
Cutive is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 30% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Cutive
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 Cutive from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Cutive itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 670 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 908.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 227.5 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Cutive
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.
- Besley Regularloosely similar widths (56.3 units)
- Hepta Slab Regularloosely similar widths (60.8 units)
- Bevan Regularloosely similar widths (61.8 units)
- Inknut Antiqua Regularloosely similar widths (65.8 units)
- LINE Seed JP Regularloosely similar widths (67.3 units)
- Lexend Exa Regularloosely similar widths (68.7 units)
- Peralta Regularloosely similar widths (69 units)
- BioRhyme Regularloosely similar widths (69.8 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Cutive?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Cutive itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Cutive free to use?
Cutive 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 Cutive?
By measured letter widths, Besley is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 56.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Cutive support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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