Megrim
Megrim is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical display font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Megrim
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 Megrim from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Megrim itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 537.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 567.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 295 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 Megrim
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.
- Phudu Regularloosely similar widths (48.7 units)
- Judson Regularloosely similar widths (51 units)
- Anek Tamil Regularloosely similar widths (51.8 units)
- Anek Gurmukhi Regularloosely similar widths (51.8 units)
- Anek Kannada Regularloosely similar widths (52.2 units)
- Anek Malayalam Regularloosely similar widths (52.2 units)
- Anek Telugu Regularloosely similar widths (52.3 units)
- Anek Devanagari Regularloosely similar widths (52.4 units)
Compare Megrim
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Megrim?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Megrim itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Megrim free to use?
Megrim 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 Megrim?
By measured letter widths, Phudu is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 48.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Megrim support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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