Miriam Libre
Miriam Libre is a sans serif font in 4 weights, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are 5% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Miriam Libre
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 Miriam Libre from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Miriam Libre itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 545.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 598.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 270 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 43% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Miriam Libre
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.
- Inria Serif Regularloosely similar widths (34.5 units)
- Inria Sans Regularloosely similar widths (37.6 units)
- Noticia Text Regularloosely similar widths (38.2 units)
- Anek Gurmukhi Regularloosely similar widths (38.4 units)
- Anek Tamil Regularloosely similar widths (38.4 units)
- Anek Malayalam Regularloosely similar widths (38.6 units)
- Anek Telugu Regularloosely similar widths (38.6 units)
- Anek Kannada Regularloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Miriam Libre?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Miriam Libre itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Miriam Libre free to use?
Miriam Libre 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 Miriam Libre?
By measured letter widths, Inria Serif is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 34.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Miriam Libre support?
It includes these character sets: Hebrew, Latin, Central European.
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