Modern Antiqua
Modern Antiqua is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 7% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Modern Antiqua
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 Modern Antiqua from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Modern Antiqua itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 560.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 660.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 293 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Modern Antiqua
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.
- Kantumruy Pro Regularloosely similar widths (42.5 units)
- Work Sans Regularloosely similar widths (42.6 units)
- Nova Script Regularloosely similar widths (43.8 units)
- Overpass Regularloosely similar widths (44.8 units)
- Geologica Regularloosely similar widths (45.1 units)
- Nova Oval Regularloosely similar widths (45.4 units)
- IBM Plex Sans JP Regularloosely similar widths (46.4 units)
- Kadwa Regularloosely similar widths (46.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Modern Antiqua?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Modern Antiqua itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Modern Antiqua free to use?
Modern Antiqua 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 Modern Antiqua?
By measured letter widths, Kantumruy Pro is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 42.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Modern Antiqua support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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