Marcellus
Marcellus is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Marcellus
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 Marcellus from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Marcellus itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 502.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 636.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 299.8 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 27% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Marcellus
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.
- Marcellus SC Regularvery close widths (13.9 units)
- Oxygen Regularloosely similar widths (42.5 units)
- Hind Regularloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
- Hind Vadodara Regularloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
- Hind Mysuru Regularloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
- Hind Guntur Regularloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
- Hind Madurai Regularloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
- Hind Siliguri Regularloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Marcellus?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Marcellus itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Marcellus free to use?
Marcellus 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 Marcellus?
By measured letter widths, Marcellus SC is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 13.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Marcellus support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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