Scheherazade New
Scheherazade New is a serif font in 4 weights. Its lowercase letters are 20% narrower than the typical serif font. Last updated 13 May 2026.
Editing a PDF that uses Scheherazade New
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 Scheherazade New from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Scheherazade New itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 415.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 602.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 268.6 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 452.1 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Scheherazade New
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.
- Libertinus Serif Display Regularloosely similar widths (49.8 units)
- Libertinus Serif Regularloosely similar widths (52.9 units)
- Akaya Kanadaka Regularloosely similar widths (53.5 units)
- Akaya Telivigala Regularloosely similar widths (53.7 units)
- Belleza Regularloosely similar widths (53.8 units)
- Annapurna SIL Regularloosely similar widths (54.7 units)
- Lisu Bosa Regularloosely similar widths (55.2 units)
- Sree Krushnadevaraya Regularloosely similar widths (56.3 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Scheherazade New?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Scheherazade New itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Scheherazade New free to use?
Scheherazade New 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 Scheherazade New?
By measured letter widths, Libertinus Serif Display is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 49.8 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Scheherazade New support?
It includes these character sets: Arabic, Latin, Central European.
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