Fredericka the Great
Fredericka the Great is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 6% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Fredericka the Great
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 Fredericka the Great from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Fredericka the Great itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 492.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 703.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 363.3 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 39% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Fredericka the Great
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.
- Emilys Candy Regularloosely similar widths (35.7 units)
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- Bona Nova SC Regularloosely similar widths (62 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Fredericka the Great?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Fredericka the Great itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Fredericka the Great free to use?
Fredericka the Great 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 Fredericka the Great?
By measured letter widths, Emilys Candy is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 35.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Fredericka the Great support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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