Libre Bodoni Medium
Libre Bodoni Medium is the weight 500 face of Libre Bodoni, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 523.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 713.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 183 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Libre Bodoni Medium
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.
- Spectral Boldloosely similar widths (35.5 units)
- Spectral SC Boldloosely similar widths (35.5 units)
- Spectral SC SemiBoldloosely similar widths (38.4 units)
- Spectral SemiBoldloosely similar widths (38.4 units)
- Playfair Display ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (38.5 units)
- Spectral ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
- Spectral SC ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
- Poltawski Nowy Boldloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Libre Bodoni Medium
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 Bodoni Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Libre Bodoni Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Libre Bodoni styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Libre Bodoni Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Spectral Bold has the closest letter widths to Libre Bodoni Medium: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 35.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Libre Bodoni Medium 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 Bodoni Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Libre Bodoni font, and sets new letters in Libre Bodoni Medium.
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