Libre Caslon Text
Libre Caslon Text is a serif font in 2 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 4% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 30 May 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Libre Caslon Text
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 Text from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Libre Caslon Text itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 538.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 739.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 272 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
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Libre Caslon Text
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.
- Rufina Regularloosely similar widths (33.9 units)
- Kumbh Sans Regularloosely similar widths (35.7 units)
- Adamina Regularloosely similar widths (36 units)
- Poltawski Nowy Regularloosely similar widths (36.1 units)
- Playfair Display Regularloosely similar widths (36.3 units)
- Bagnard Regularloosely similar widths (36.5 units)
- Baskervville SC Regularloosely similar widths (36.7 units)
- Baskervville Regularloosely similar widths (36.7 units)
Compare Libre Caslon Text
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Libre Caslon Text?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Libre Caslon Text itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Libre Caslon Text free to use?
Libre Caslon Text 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 Text?
By measured letter widths, Rufina is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 33.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Libre Caslon Text support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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