Literata
Literata is a serif font in 8 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 7% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Literata
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 Literata from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Literata itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 555.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 722.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
- Literata ExtraLight Italic
- Literata ExtraLight
- Literata Light Italic
- Literata Light
- Literata Italic
- Literata Regular
- Literata Medium Italic
- Literata Medium
- Literata SemiBold Italic
- Literata SemiBold
- Literata Bold Italic
- Literata Bold
- Literata ExtraBold Italic
- Literata ExtraBold
- Literata Black Italic
- Literata Black
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Literata
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.
- Noto Serif HK Regularsimilar widths (25.6 units)
- Noto Serif KR Regularsimilar widths (25.6 units)
- Noto Serif SC Regularsimilar widths (25.6 units)
- Noto Serif JP Regularsimilar widths (25.6 units)
- Noto Serif TC Regularsimilar widths (25.6 units)
- Bpmf Zihi Kai Std Regularsimilar widths (26.7 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularloosely similar widths (31.4 units)
- Source Serif 4 Regularloosely similar widths (33 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Literata?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Literata itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Literata free to use?
Literata 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 Literata?
By measured letter widths, Noto Serif HK is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 25.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Literata support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Greek Extended, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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