Ribeye
Ribeye is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 15% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 10 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Ribeye
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 Ribeye from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Ribeye itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 605 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 754.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 299.8 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 42% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Ribeye
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.
- Ribeye Marrow Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Fraunces Regularloosely similar widths (48.6 units)
- Literata Regularloosely similar widths (49.2 units)
- Roboto Serif Regularloosely similar widths (49.2 units)
- Kiwi Maru Regularloosely similar widths (50.1 units)
- McLaren Regularloosely similar widths (50.9 units)
- Preahvihear Regularloosely similar widths (50.9 units)
- Bodoni Moda SC Regularloosely similar widths (51.4 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Ribeye?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Ribeye itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Ribeye free to use?
Ribeye 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 Ribeye?
By measured letter widths, Ribeye Marrow is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Ribeye support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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