Inria Serif
Inria Serif is a serif font in 3 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Inria Serif
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 Inria Serif from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Inria Serif itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 524.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 617.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 227 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 Inria Serif
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.
- Inria Sans Regularsimilar widths (24.2 units)
- Bree Serif Regularsimilar widths (28.4 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (30.4 units)
- Anek Kannada Regularloosely similar widths (30.5 units)
- Anek Telugu Regularloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- Anek Malayalam Regularloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- Anek Devanagari Regularloosely similar widths (30.7 units)
- Anek Latin Regularloosely similar widths (30.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Inria Serif?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Inria Serif itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Inria Serif free to use?
Inria Serif 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 Inria Serif?
By measured letter widths, Inria Sans is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 24.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Inria Serif support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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