Shippori Antique B1
Shippori Antique B1 is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 5% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 5 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Shippori Antique B1
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 Shippori Antique B1 from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Shippori Antique B1 itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 543.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 742.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 225 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Shippori Antique B1
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.
- Shippori Antique Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Archivo Regularloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
- Geologica Regularloosely similar widths (41.3 units)
- Wix Madefor Text Regularloosely similar widths (41.3 units)
- Nebula Sans Regularloosely similar widths (42.8 units)
- Google Sans Flex Regularloosely similar widths (43.2 units)
- Playpen Sans Thai Regularloosely similar widths (44.6 units)
- Playpen Sans Deva Regularloosely similar widths (44.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Shippori Antique B1?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Shippori Antique B1 itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Shippori Antique B1 free to use?
Shippori Antique B1 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 Shippori Antique B1?
By measured letter widths, Shippori Antique 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 Shippori Antique B1 support?
It includes these character sets: Japanese, Latin, Central European.
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