Maitree
Maitree is a serif font in 6 weights. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Maitree
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 Maitree from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Maitree itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 530.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 694 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 288 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 Maitree
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.
- Averia Serif Libre Regularloosely similar widths (30.8 units)
- Bitter Regularloosely similar widths (31.2 units)
- Kadwa Regularloosely similar widths (33.4 units)
- Aleo Regularloosely similar widths (33.8 units)
- Lato Regularloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
- Amethysta Regularloosely similar widths (34.5 units)
- Taviraj Regularloosely similar widths (35.3 units)
- Eczar Regularloosely similar widths (35.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Maitree?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Maitree itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Maitree free to use?
Maitree 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 Maitree?
By measured letter widths, Averia Serif Libre is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 30.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Maitree support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European, Thai, Vietnamese.
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