Jersey 20
Jersey 20 is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 18% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 17 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Jersey 20
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 Jersey 20 from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Jersey 20 itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 432.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 468.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 205.9 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 | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Jersey 20
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.
- Jersey 20 Charted Regularidentical letter widths (0.3 units)
- Jersey 15 Charted Regularsimilar widths (24.4 units)
- Jersey 15 Regularsimilar widths (24.8 units)
- Jersey 25 Charted Regularsimilar widths (25.5 units)
- Jersey 25 Regularsimilar widths (25.5 units)
- Akshar Regularsimilar widths (28.8 units)
- Barlow Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (31.5 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Regularloosely similar widths (32.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Jersey 20?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Jersey 20 itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Jersey 20 free to use?
Jersey 20 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 Jersey 20?
By measured letter widths, Jersey 20 Charted is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 0.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Jersey 20 support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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