Milonga
Milonga is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Milonga
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 Milonga from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Milonga itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 510.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 736.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Milonga
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.
- Libre Caslon Text Regularloosely similar widths (43.3 units)
- Fraunces Regularloosely similar widths (44.4 units)
- Newsreader Regularloosely similar widths (46 units)
- Marhey Regularloosely similar widths (46.5 units)
- Poltawski Nowy Regularloosely similar widths (47.1 units)
- Piazzolla Regularloosely similar widths (47.1 units)
- Habibi Regularloosely similar widths (47.2 units)
- Prata Regularloosely similar widths (47.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Milonga?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Milonga itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Milonga free to use?
Milonga 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 Milonga?
By measured letter widths, Libre Caslon Text is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 43.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Milonga support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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