Ibarra Real Nova
Ibarra Real Nova is a serif font in 4 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Ibarra Real Nova
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 Ibarra Real Nova from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Ibarra Real Nova itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 466.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 741.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 265 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 Ibarra Real Nova
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.
- EB Garamond Regularloosely similar widths (42.2 units)
- Prociono Regularloosely similar widths (42.3 units)
- Newsreader Regularloosely similar widths (42.4 units)
- Cardo Regularloosely similar widths (43 units)
- Spectral Regularloosely similar widths (44.9 units)
- Spectral SC Regularloosely similar widths (44.9 units)
- Lusitana Regularloosely similar widths (45.8 units)
- Baskervville SC Regularloosely similar widths (46.4 units)
Compare Ibarra Real Nova
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Ibarra Real Nova?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Ibarra Real Nova itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Ibarra Real Nova free to use?
Ibarra Real Nova 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 Ibarra Real Nova?
By measured letter widths, EB Garamond is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 42.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Ibarra Real Nova support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
Ready to fix your PDF?
Free, in your browser, and it takes about a minute. No account needed.