Judson
Judson is a serif font in 2 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 8% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Judson
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 Judson from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Judson itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 478.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 567.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 240 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 490 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| 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 Judson
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.
- Namdhinggo Regularloosely similar widths (30.2 units)
- Gentium Book Basic Regularloosely similar widths (31.1 units)
- Gentium Book Plus Regularloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
- Blinker Regularloosely similar widths (31.6 units)
- Gentium Plus Regularloosely similar widths (31.8 units)
- Varta Regularloosely similar widths (32.8 units)
- Assistant Regularloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
- NTR Regularloosely similar widths (34.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Judson?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Judson itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Judson free to use?
Judson 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 Judson?
By measured letter widths, Namdhinggo is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 30.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Judson support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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