Fruktur
Fruktur is a display font in 1 weight with italics. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical display font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Fruktur
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 Fruktur from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Fruktur itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 516.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 606.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 195.3 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Fruktur
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.
- Viga Regularloosely similar widths (35.5 units)
- Farro Regularloosely similar widths (36.2 units)
- Madimi One Regularloosely similar widths (36.7 units)
- Kavoon Regularloosely similar widths (38 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (38.3 units)
- Averia Gruesa Libre Regularloosely similar widths (39.4 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (39.7 units)
- DM Serif Display Regularloosely similar widths (39.8 units)
Compare Fruktur
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Fruktur?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Fruktur itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Fruktur free to use?
Fruktur 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 Fruktur?
By measured letter widths, Viga is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 35.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Fruktur support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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