Diphylleia
Diphylleia is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 30 May 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Diphylleia
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 Diphylleia from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Diphylleia itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 495.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 649.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 320 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 Diphylleia
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.
- Averia Gruesa Libre Regularloosely similar widths (31.2 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (31.4 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (35.7 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularloosely similar widths (35.9 units)
- Source Serif Pro Regularloosely similar widths (37.1 units)
- Frank Ruhl Libre Regularloosely similar widths (37.6 units)
- Taviraj Regularloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
- Enriqueta Regularloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Diphylleia?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Diphylleia itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Diphylleia free to use?
Diphylleia 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 Diphylleia?
By measured letter widths, Averia Gruesa Libre is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 31.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Diphylleia support?
It includes these character sets: Korean, Latin, Central European.
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