Esteban
Esteban is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Esteban
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 Esteban from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Esteban itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 505.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 637 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 236 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Esteban
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 (28.5 units)
- Alike Regularsimilar widths (28.5 units)
- Alike Angular Regularsimilar widths (28.7 units)
- Poly Regularloosely similar widths (31 units)
- Fenix Regularloosely similar widths (31.4 units)
- Sura Regularloosely similar widths (31.7 units)
- Zilla Slab Regularloosely similar widths (31.8 units)
- Petrona Regularloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Esteban?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Esteban itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Esteban free to use?
Esteban 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 Esteban?
By measured letter widths, Enriqueta is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 28.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Esteban support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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