Uncial Antiqua
Uncial Antiqua is a display font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 22% wider than the typical display font. Last updated 16 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Uncial Antiqua
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 Uncial Antiqua from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Uncial Antiqua itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 638.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 782.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Uncial Antiqua
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.
- Aclonica Regularloosely similar widths (46.7 units)
- Prosto One Regularloosely similar widths (51.5 units)
- Days One Regularloosely similar widths (51.9 units)
- Libre Caslon Text Regularloosely similar widths (60.4 units)
- Audiowide Regularloosely similar widths (60.7 units)
- Libre Baskerville Regularloosely similar widths (61.8 units)
- Marhey Regularloosely similar widths (62.9 units)
- Alfa Slab One Regularloosely similar widths (62.9 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Uncial Antiqua?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Uncial Antiqua itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Uncial Antiqua free to use?
Uncial Antiqua 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 Uncial Antiqua?
By measured letter widths, Aclonica is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 46.7 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Uncial Antiqua support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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