Lusitana
Lusitana is a serif font in 2 weights. Its lowercase letters are 7% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Lusitana
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 Lusitana from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Lusitana itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 482.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 704.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 198 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
Open fonts closest to Lusitana
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.
- Joan Regularloosely similar widths (37.9 units)
- Baskervville Regularloosely similar widths (38.9 units)
- Baskervville SC Regularloosely similar widths (38.9 units)
- EB Garamond Regularloosely similar widths (39.1 units)
- Gulzar Regularloosely similar widths (39.5 units)
- Ysabeau Regularloosely similar widths (40.9 units)
- Average Regularloosely similar widths (41.6 units)
- Ysabeau Office Regularloosely similar widths (42.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Lusitana?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Lusitana itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Lusitana free to use?
Lusitana 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 Lusitana?
By measured letter widths, Joan is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 37.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Lusitana support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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