Grenze
Grenze is a serif font in 9 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 22% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 2 April 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Grenze
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 Grenze from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Grenze itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 404.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 527.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 159 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 | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Grenze
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.
- Grenze Gotisch Regularvery close widths (11.9 units)
- Encode Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (36.2 units)
- Arapey Regularloosely similar widths (37.2 units)
- Ropa Sans Regularloosely similar widths (39 units)
- Gemunu Libre Regularloosely similar widths (39.4 units)
- Sofia Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (39.4 units)
- Jaldi Regularloosely similar widths (40.1 units)
- NTR Regularloosely similar widths (41 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Grenze?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Grenze itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Grenze free to use?
Grenze 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 Grenze?
By measured letter widths, Grenze Gotisch is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 11.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Grenze support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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