Maiden Orange
Maiden Orange is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 29% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Maiden Orange
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 Maiden Orange from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Maiden Orange itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 367.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 488.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 175.8 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 37% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Maiden Orange
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.
- Barlow Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (37.3 units)
- Farsan Regularloosely similar widths (37.5 units)
- Oswald Regularloosely similar widths (37.8 units)
- Saira Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (37.9 units)
- Parastoo Regularloosely similar widths (38.2 units)
- Markazi Text Regularloosely similar widths (38.8 units)
- Cossette Titre Regularloosely similar widths (39.5 units)
- Caveat Brush Regularloosely similar widths (39.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Maiden Orange?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Maiden Orange itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Maiden Orange free to use?
Maiden Orange is released under the Apache License 2.0, 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 Maiden Orange?
By measured letter widths, Barlow Condensed is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 37.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Maiden Orange support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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