Risque
Risque is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical display font. Last updated 8 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Risque
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 Risque from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Risque itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 473.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 624.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 259.8 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 38% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Risque
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.
- Spicy Rice Regularloosely similar widths (39.3 units)
- Special Gothic Regularloosely similar widths (42 units)
- Ojuju Regularloosely similar widths (44.1 units)
- Kreon Regularloosely similar widths (44.7 units)
- Philosopher Regularloosely similar widths (45.3 units)
- ZCOOL XiaoWei Regularloosely similar widths (45.3 units)
- El Messiri Regularloosely similar widths (45.3 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (45.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Risque?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Risque itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Risque free to use?
Risque 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 Risque?
By measured letter widths, Spicy Rice is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 39.3 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Risque support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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