Lancelot
Lancelot is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 22% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 2 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Lancelot
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 Lancelot from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Lancelot itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 407.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 585.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 189.4 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 Lancelot
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.
- Gupter Regularloosely similar widths (58.8 units)
- Ramaraja Regularloosely similar widths (59.6 units)
- Stylish Regularloosely similar widths (61.3 units)
- Cormorant Upright Regularloosely similar widths (61.3 units)
- Namdhinggo Regularloosely similar widths (61.6 units)
- Yrsa Regularloosely similar widths (61.9 units)
- Rasa Regularloosely similar widths (61.9 units)
- Libre Caslon Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (61.9 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Lancelot?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Lancelot itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Lancelot free to use?
Lancelot 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 Lancelot?
By measured letter widths, Gupter is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 58.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Lancelot support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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