DejaVu Serif
DejaVu Serif is a serif font in 2 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 10% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 15 May 2023.
Editing a PDF that uses DejaVu Serif
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 DejaVu Serif from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in DejaVu Serif itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 570.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 742.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 317.9 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 636.2 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to DejaVu Serif
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.
- DejaVu Math Regularvery close widths (11.9 units)
- DejaVu Sans Regularsimilar widths (25.9 units)
- Kameron Regularloosely similar widths (44.9 units)
- Gelasio Regularloosely similar widths (46.6 units)
- Bagnard Regularloosely similar widths (48.3 units)
- Bagnard Sans Regularloosely similar widths (49.1 units)
- Archivo Regularloosely similar widths (49.8 units)
- Reggae One Regularloosely similar widths (49.8 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses DejaVu Serif?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in DejaVu Serif itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is DejaVu Serif free to use?
DejaVu Serif 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 DejaVu Serif?
By measured letter widths, DejaVu Math is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 11.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does DejaVu Serif support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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