Elsie
Elsie is a display font in 2 weights. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Elsie
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 Elsie from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Elsie itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 502.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 614.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 220 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 | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Elsie
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.
- Elsie Swash Caps Regularnearly identical widths (3.1 units)
- Frank Ruhl Libre Regularloosely similar widths (42 units)
- Epunda Slab Regularloosely similar widths (42.6 units)
- Labrada Regularloosely similar widths (44.5 units)
- Manuale Regularloosely similar widths (45.1 units)
- Baloo Bhaijaan 2 Regularloosely similar widths (45.7 units)
- Baloo Tammudu 2 Regularloosely similar widths (45.8 units)
- Baloo 2 Regularloosely similar widths (45.9 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Elsie?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Elsie itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Elsie free to use?
Elsie 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 Elsie?
By measured letter widths, Elsie Swash Caps is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 3.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Elsie support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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