Libre Baskerville Regular
Libre Baskerville Regular is the weight 400 face of Libre Baskerville, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 14% wider than the typical serif font.
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 |
Fonts closest to Libre Baskerville Regular
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 Boldloosely similar widths (31 units)
- Libre Caslon Text Regularloosely similar widths (46.6 units)
- Besley Mediumloosely similar widths (47.3 units)
- Besley Regularloosely similar widths (49.1 units)
- Hepta Slab Mediumloosely similar widths (49.2 units)
- Volkhov Boldloosely similar widths (49.2 units)
- Adamina Regularloosely similar widths (49.4 units)
- Besley SemiBoldloosely similar widths (49.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Libre Baskerville Regular
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 Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Libre Baskerville Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Libre Baskerville styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Libre Baskerville Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Libre Caslon Text Bold has the closest letter widths to Libre Baskerville Regular: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 31 units per 1000 em.
+Does Libre Baskerville Regular have tabular numbers?
No. Its digits have different widths, so numbers in columns do not align on their own.
+Can I type new text in Libre Baskerville Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Libre Baskerville font, and sets new letters in Libre Baskerville Regular.
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