Jacquard 12
Jacquard 12 is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 21% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 17 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Jacquard 12
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 Jacquard 12 from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Jacquard 12 itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 415.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 646.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 238.1 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Jacquard 12
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.
- Jacquard 12 Charted Regularnearly identical widths (0.5 units)
- Jacquard 24 Regularsimilar widths (29.5 units)
- Jacquard 24 Charted Regularloosely similar widths (32 units)
- Cormorant Upright Regularloosely similar widths (57 units)
- Neuton Regularloosely similar widths (61.3 units)
- Cormorant Regularloosely similar widths (62.5 units)
- Cormorant Garamond Regularloosely similar widths (62.8 units)
- Libre Caslon Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (64.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Jacquard 12?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Jacquard 12 itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Jacquard 12 free to use?
Jacquard 12 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 Jacquard 12?
By measured letter widths, Jacquard 12 Charted is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 0.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Jacquard 12 support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Math symbols, Symbols.
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