Libre Caslon Condensed
Libre Caslon Condensed is a serif font in 4 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 16% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 9 February 2024.
Editing a PDF that uses Libre Caslon Condensed
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 Caslon Condensed from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Libre Caslon Condensed itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 432 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 590.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 213 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 | Serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Libre Caslon Condensed
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.
- Suranna Regularsimilar widths (27 units)
- Cormorant Upright Regularsimilar widths (29.2 units)
- Kreon Regularsimilar widths (29.8 units)
- Neuton Regularloosely similar widths (30.3 units)
- Unna Regularloosely similar widths (30.5 units)
- Cormorant Regularloosely similar widths (31.2 units)
- Yrsa Regularloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
- Rasa Regularloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Libre Caslon Condensed?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Libre Caslon Condensed itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Libre Caslon Condensed free to use?
Libre Caslon Condensed 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 Caslon Condensed?
By measured letter widths, Suranna is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 27 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Libre Caslon Condensed support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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