IM Fell Great Primer
IM Fell Great Primer is a serif font in 1 weight with italics. Its lowercase letters are 12% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 30 May 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses IM Fell Great Primer
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 IM Fell Great Primer from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in IM Fell Great Primer itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 456.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 707.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 215.3 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
Open fonts closest to IM Fell Great Primer
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.
- IM Fell Great Primer SC Regularsimilar widths (17.3 units)
- IM Fell Double Pica Regularsimilar widths (27.4 units)
- IM Fell DW Pica Regularloosely similar widths (31.5 units)
- IM Fell English Regularloosely similar widths (37.2 units)
- IM Fell Double Pica SC Regularloosely similar widths (37.3 units)
- IM Fell DW Pica SC Regularloosely similar widths (38.9 units)
- IM Fell French Canon Regularloosely similar widths (42.7 units)
- Gulzar Regularloosely similar widths (45.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses IM Fell Great Primer?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in IM Fell Great Primer itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is IM Fell Great Primer free to use?
IM Fell Great Primer 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 IM Fell Great Primer?
By measured letter widths, IM Fell Great Primer SC is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 17.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does IM Fell Great Primer support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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