Tagesschrift
Tagesschrift is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical display font. Last updated 23 April 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Tagesschrift
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 Tagesschrift from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Tagesschrift itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 531.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 679.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 228 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 44% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Tagesschrift
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 Regularloosely similar widths (32.1 units)
- Ysabeau Infant Regularloosely similar widths (36.3 units)
- Ysabeau Office Regularloosely similar widths (37.6 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (39.3 units)
- Ysabeau Regularloosely similar widths (39.8 units)
- Source Serif Pro Regularloosely similar widths (39.8 units)
- Labrada Regularloosely similar widths (40.7 units)
- Zilla Slab Highlight Regularloosely similar widths (41.1 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Tagesschrift?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Tagesschrift itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Tagesschrift free to use?
Tagesschrift 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 Tagesschrift?
By measured letter widths, Averia Serif Libre is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 32.1 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Tagesschrift support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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