Margarine
Margarine is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Margarine
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 Margarine from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Margarine itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 505.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 576.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 259.8 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 | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Margarine
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.
- Gidole Regularloosely similar widths (38.5 units)
- Spicy Rice Regularloosely similar widths (39.4 units)
- National Park Regularloosely similar widths (41.1 units)
- Anek Gurmukhi Regularloosely similar widths (42.2 units)
- Anek Tamil Regularloosely similar widths (42.2 units)
- Anek Malayalam Regularloosely similar widths (42.3 units)
- Anek Kannada Regularloosely similar widths (42.3 units)
- Anek Telugu Regularloosely similar widths (42.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Margarine?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Margarine itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Margarine free to use?
Margarine 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 Margarine?
By measured letter widths, Gidole is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 38.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Margarine support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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