Goudy Bookletter 1911
Goudy Bookletter 1911 is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 16% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Goudy Bookletter 1911
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 Goudy Bookletter 1911 from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Goudy Bookletter 1911 itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 436.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 674.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Goudy Bookletter 1911
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.
- Benne Regularloosely similar widths (41.8 units)
- EB Garamond Regularloosely similar widths (46.7 units)
- Crimson Text Regularloosely similar widths (47.5 units)
- Ysabeau Regularloosely similar widths (48.1 units)
- STIX Two Text Regularloosely similar widths (48.2 units)
- STIX Two Math Regularloosely similar widths (49.9 units)
- Libertinus Serif Display Regularloosely similar widths (51.2 units)
- Shafarik Regularloosely similar widths (51.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Goudy Bookletter 1911?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Goudy Bookletter 1911 itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Goudy Bookletter 1911 free to use?
Goudy Bookletter 1911 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 Goudy Bookletter 1911?
By measured letter widths, Benne is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 41.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Goudy Bookletter 1911 support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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