Eater
Eater is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 36% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Eater
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 Eater from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Eater itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 715.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 694.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 259.8 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 42% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Eater
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.
- Montserrat Subrayada Regularloosely similar widths (77.7 units)
- Vollkorn SC Regularloosely similar widths (77.8 units)
- Playfair Display SC Regularloosely similar widths (81.5 units)
- Gluten Regularloosely similar widths (85.7 units)
- Codystar Regularloosely similar widths (86.1 units)
- Cinzel Regularloosely similar widths (87.5 units)
- Black Han Sans Regularloosely similar widths (88 units)
- Roboto Serif Regularloosely similar widths (89.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Eater?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Eater itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Eater free to use?
Eater 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 Eater?
By measured letter widths, Montserrat Subrayada is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 77.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Eater support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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