Ovo
Ovo is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Ovo
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 Ovo from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Ovo itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 494.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 652.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 256.4 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 | Serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Ovo
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.
- Enriqueta Regularloosely similar widths (34.4 units)
- Zilla Slab Regularloosely similar widths (34.7 units)
- Zilla Slab Highlight Regularloosely similar widths (35 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularloosely similar widths (35.3 units)
- Poly Regularloosely similar widths (35.4 units)
- Averia Gruesa Libre Regularloosely similar widths (36 units)
- Quattrocento Regularloosely similar widths (36.1 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (36.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Ovo?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Ovo itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Ovo free to use?
Ovo 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 Ovo?
By measured letter widths, Enriqueta is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 34.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Ovo support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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