Jolly Lodger
Jolly Lodger is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 43% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Jolly Lodger
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 Jolly Lodger from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Jolly Lodger itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 300.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 374.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 190.4 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 Jolly Lodger
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.
- Teko Regularloosely similar widths (39.1 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Text Regularloosely similar widths (39.3 units)
- Imbue Regularloosely similar widths (39.8 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Regularloosely similar widths (39.8 units)
- Foldit Regularloosely similar widths (40.2 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Text Regularloosely similar widths (40.3 units)
- Mouse Memoirs Regularloosely similar widths (40.5 units)
- Big Shoulders Text Regularloosely similar widths (40.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Jolly Lodger?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Jolly Lodger itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Jolly Lodger free to use?
Jolly Lodger 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 Jolly Lodger?
By measured letter widths, Teko is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 39.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Jolly Lodger support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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