Lora
Lora is a serif font in 4 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Lora
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 Lora from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Lora itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 524 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 668.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 263 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Lora
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.
- Sumana Regularvery close widths (11.5 units)
- Alike Regularloosely similar widths (36 units)
- Alike Angular Regularloosely similar widths (36.1 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularloosely similar widths (36.9 units)
- Rufina Regularloosely similar widths (37.9 units)
- Poltawski Nowy Regularloosely similar widths (40.1 units)
- Raleway Regularloosely similar widths (40.6 units)
- Playfair Display Regularloosely similar widths (40.8 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Lora?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Lora itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Lora free to use?
Lora 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 Lora?
By measured letter widths, Sumana is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 11.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Lora support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Central European, Math symbols, Symbols, Vietnamese.
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