Inknut Antiqua
Inknut Antiqua is a serif font in 7 weights. Its lowercase letters are 22% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Inknut Antiqua
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 Inknut Antiqua from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Inknut Antiqua itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 629.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 833.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 279 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 37% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Inknut Antiqua
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.
- Hahmlet Regularloosely similar widths (53.3 units)
- Besley Regularloosely similar widths (55.1 units)
- Hepta Slab Regularloosely similar widths (55.2 units)
- Stoke Regularloosely similar widths (56.1 units)
- LINE Seed JP Regularloosely similar widths (58.7 units)
- Bevan Regularloosely similar widths (58.8 units)
- Encode Sans Expanded Regularloosely similar widths (58.9 units)
- BioRhyme Regularloosely similar widths (59.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Inknut Antiqua?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Inknut Antiqua itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Inknut Antiqua free to use?
Inknut Antiqua 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 Inknut Antiqua?
By measured letter widths, Hahmlet is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 53.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Inknut Antiqua support?
It includes these character sets: Devanagari, Latin, Central European.
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