Gloock
Gloock is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Gloock
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 Gloock from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Gloock itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 525.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 689.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 215 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Gloock
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.
- Ovo Regularloosely similar widths (43.4 units)
- Rufina Regularloosely similar widths (48.3 units)
- Bona Nova Regularloosely similar widths (48.9 units)
- Bona Nova SC Regularloosely similar widths (48.9 units)
- Labrada Regularloosely similar widths (49.4 units)
- Brygada 1918 Regularloosely similar widths (49.7 units)
- Bitter Regularloosely similar widths (49.9 units)
- Palanquin Dark Regularloosely similar widths (50.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Gloock?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Gloock itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Gloock free to use?
Gloock 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 Gloock?
By measured letter widths, Ovo is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 43.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Gloock support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Central European.
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