Freeman
Freeman is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 14% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 30 May 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Freeman
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 Freeman from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Freeman itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 451.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 531.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 220 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Freeman
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.
- Francois One Regularsimilar widths (23.1 units)
- Mirza Regularsimilar widths (26.6 units)
- Magra Regularsimilar widths (27.1 units)
- Rajdhani Regularsimilar widths (28.9 units)
- Saira Semi Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (30 units)
- Barlow Semi Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- Sansita Regularloosely similar widths (30.7 units)
- Stylish Regularloosely similar widths (30.9 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Freeman?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Freeman itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Freeman free to use?
Freeman 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 Freeman?
By measured letter widths, Francois One is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 23.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Freeman support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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