Old Standard TT
Old Standard TT is a serif font in 2 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 6% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Old Standard TT
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 Old Standard TT from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Old Standard TT itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 484.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 716.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 280 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 580 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Old Standard TT
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.
- Zen Old Mincho Regularloosely similar widths (36 units)
- Tai Heritage Pro Regularloosely similar widths (45.8 units)
- Nuosu SIL Regularloosely similar widths (46.7 units)
- Zen Antique Soft Regularloosely similar widths (47.3 units)
- Zen Antique Regularloosely similar widths (47.3 units)
- Gelasio Regularloosely similar widths (49.8 units)
- Redaction 10 Regularloosely similar widths (50.2 units)
- Charis SIL Regularloosely similar widths (50.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Old Standard TT?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Old Standard TT itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Old Standard TT free to use?
Old Standard TT 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 Old Standard TT?
By measured letter widths, Zen Old Mincho is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 36 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Old Standard TT support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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