Prata
Prata is a serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 6% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Prata
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 Prata from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Prata itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 547.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 745 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 239 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Prata
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.
- Libre Caslon Text Regularloosely similar widths (36.9 units)
- Gotu Regularloosely similar widths (39.2 units)
- Fraunces Regularloosely similar widths (39.7 units)
- Adamina Regularloosely similar widths (39.7 units)
- Poltawski Nowy Regularloosely similar widths (39.9 units)
- Volkhov Regularloosely similar widths (41.2 units)
- Newsreader Regularloosely similar widths (42.3 units)
- Mona Sans Regularloosely similar widths (42.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Prata?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Prata itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Prata free to use?
Prata 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 Prata?
By measured letter widths, Libre Caslon Text is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 36.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Prata support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Vietnamese.
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