Fresca
Fresca is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Fresca
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 Fresca from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Fresca itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 464.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 492.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 253 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Fresca
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.
- Big Shoulders Inline Display Regularloosely similar widths (47.2 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Regularloosely similar widths (48.9 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Text Regularloosely similar widths (48.9 units)
- Big Shoulders Display Regularloosely similar widths (49.5 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Display Regularloosely similar widths (49.6 units)
- Mirza Regularloosely similar widths (50 units)
- Rajdhani Regularloosely similar widths (51.4 units)
- Big Shoulders Text Regularloosely similar widths (51.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Fresca?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Fresca itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Fresca free to use?
Fresca 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 Fresca?
By measured letter widths, Big Shoulders Inline Display is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 47.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Fresca support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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