Vollkorn
Vollkorn is a serif font in 6 weights with italics, also available as a variable font. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Vollkorn
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 Vollkorn from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Vollkorn itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 506.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 657.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 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 | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Vollkorn
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.
- Enriqueta Regularsimilar widths (25.2 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularsimilar widths (26 units)
- Sura Regularsimilar widths (26.5 units)
- Cambo Regularsimilar widths (29.1 units)
- Alice Regularsimilar widths (29.5 units)
- PT Serif Regularsimilar widths (29.7 units)
- Eczar Regularloosely similar widths (30 units)
- Alike Regularloosely similar widths (30.3 units)
Compare Vollkorn
Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Vollkorn?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Vollkorn itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Vollkorn free to use?
Vollkorn 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 Vollkorn?
By measured letter widths, Enriqueta is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 25.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Vollkorn support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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