Redaction 70
Redaction 70 is a serif font in 2 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 7 April 2024.
Editing a PDF that uses Redaction 70
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 Redaction 70 from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Redaction 70 itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 500.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 689.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 280 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 92 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Redaction 70
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 20 Regularsimilar widths (17.6 units)
- Redaction 10 Regularsimilar widths (18.2 units)
- Redaction Regularsimilar widths (18.6 units)
- Redaction 35 Regularsimilar widths (18.8 units)
- Redaction 50 Regularsimilar widths (19.9 units)
- Redaction 100 Regularsimilar widths (29.7 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularloosely similar widths (36.1 units)
- Enriqueta Regularloosely similar widths (37.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Redaction 70?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Redaction 70 itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Redaction 70 free to use?
Redaction 70 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 Redaction 70?
By measured letter widths, Redaction 20 is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 17.6 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Redaction 70 support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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