Kreon
Kreon is a serif font in 5 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 11% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Kreon
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 Kreon from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Kreon itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 459.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 596.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 240 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Kreon
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.
- Cantora One Regularloosely similar widths (30.2 units)
- Fenix Regularloosely similar widths (30.3 units)
- Yrsa Regularloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- Rasa Regularloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- Namdhinggo Regularloosely similar widths (31.5 units)
- Mako Regularloosely similar widths (32 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
- Stylish Regularloosely similar widths (32.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Kreon?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Kreon itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Kreon free to use?
Kreon 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 Kreon?
By measured letter widths, Cantora One 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 Kreon support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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