Eczar
Eczar is a serif font in 5 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Eczar
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 Eczar from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Eczar itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 495.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 631.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 265 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Eczar
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.
- Enriqueta Regularsimilar widths (29.3 units)
- Averia Gruesa Libre Regularsimilar widths (29.8 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (30.2 units)
- Vollkorn Regularloosely similar widths (31.1 units)
- Scope One Regularloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
- Cambo Regularloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
- Labrada Regularloosely similar widths (33.4 units)
- Shanti Regularloosely similar widths (33.8 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Eczar?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Eczar itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Eczar free to use?
Eczar 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 Eczar?
By measured letter widths, Enriqueta is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 29.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Eczar support?
It includes these character sets: Devanagari, Greek, Greek Extended, Latin, Central European.
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