Rufina
Rufina is a serif font in 2 weights. Its lowercase letters are 3% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Rufina
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 Rufina from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Rufina itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 531 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 679.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 254 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 Rufina
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.
- Averia Serif Libre Regularsimilar widths (26.9 units)
- Bitter Regularsimilar widths (29.5 units)
- Alike Angular Regularsimilar widths (29.7 units)
- Hedvig Letters Serif Regularsimilar widths (29.7 units)
- Alike Regularsimilar widths (29.7 units)
- Playfair Display Regularsimilar widths (29.8 units)
- Poltawski Nowy Regularloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
- Literata Regularloosely similar widths (32.1 units)
Compare Rufina
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Rufina?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Rufina itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Rufina free to use?
Rufina 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 Rufina?
By measured letter widths, Averia Serif Libre is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 26.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Rufina support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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