Libre Baskerville
Libre Baskerville is a serif font in 4 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 14% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 20 November 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Libre Baskerville
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 Libre Baskerville from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Libre Baskerville itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 587.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 795.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 287 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Libre Baskerville
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.
- Libre Caslon Text Regularloosely similar widths (31 units)
- Besley Regularloosely similar widths (47.3 units)
- Hepta Slab Regularloosely similar widths (49.2 units)
- Volkhov Regularloosely similar widths (49.2 units)
- Adamina Regularloosely similar widths (49.4 units)
- BioRhyme Regularloosely similar widths (49.8 units)
- Fraunces Regularloosely similar widths (50.6 units)
- Noto Serif HK Regularloosely similar widths (51 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Libre Baskerville?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Libre Baskerville itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Libre Baskerville free to use?
Libre Baskerville 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 Libre Baskerville?
By measured letter widths, Libre Caslon Text is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 31 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Libre Baskerville support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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