Oldenburg
Oldenburg is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 10% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Oldenburg
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 Oldenburg from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Oldenburg itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 579.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 764.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 418 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 Oldenburg
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.
- Marhey Regularloosely similar widths (56.5 units)
- Stoke Regularloosely similar widths (57.6 units)
- Quando Regularloosely similar widths (59.2 units)
- Fraunces Regularloosely similar widths (59.3 units)
- Alfa Slab One Regularloosely similar widths (59.5 units)
- Peace Sans Regularloosely similar widths (61.2 units)
- Sora Regularloosely similar widths (61.9 units)
- Days One Regularloosely similar widths (63.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Oldenburg?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Oldenburg itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Oldenburg free to use?
Oldenburg 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 Oldenburg?
By measured letter widths, Marhey is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 56.5 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Oldenburg support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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