Libre Caslon Display
Libre Caslon Display is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 21% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Libre Caslon Display
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 Display from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Libre Caslon Display itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 410.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 646.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 240 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Libre Caslon Display
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.
- Cormorant Infant Regularloosely similar widths (34.7 units)
- Cormorant Regularloosely similar widths (35.7 units)
- Cormorant Garamond Regularloosely similar widths (35.9 units)
- Cormorant Upright Regularloosely similar widths (36 units)
- Libre Caslon Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (41.4 units)
- Crimson Text Regularloosely similar widths (41.8 units)
- Buda Lightloosely similar widths (42.5 units)
- Fanwood Text Regularloosely similar widths (42.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Libre Caslon Display?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Libre Caslon Display itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Libre Caslon Display free to use?
Libre Caslon Display 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 Display?
By measured letter widths, Cormorant Infant is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 34.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Libre Caslon Display support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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