Radley
Radley is a serif font in 1 weight with italics. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Radley
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 Radley from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Radley itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 498.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 699.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 234.4 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 | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Radley
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.
- Redaction 35 Regularloosely similar widths (39.8 units)
- Redaction 10 Regularloosely similar widths (40.6 units)
- Redaction Regularloosely similar widths (41.3 units)
- Redaction 20 Regularloosely similar widths (41.3 units)
- Castoro Regularloosely similar widths (41.3 units)
- Tiro Bangla Regularloosely similar widths (41.5 units)
- Tiro Devanagari Hindi Regularloosely similar widths (41.5 units)
- Tiro Devanagari Marathi Regularloosely similar widths (41.5 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Radley?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Radley itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Radley free to use?
Radley 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 Radley?
By measured letter widths, Redaction 35 is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 39.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Radley support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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