Vollkorn SC
Vollkorn SC is a serif font in 4 weights. Its lowercase letters are 23% wider than the typical serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Vollkorn SC
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 SC from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Vollkorn SC itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 634.3 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 | 44% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 92 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Vollkorn SC
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.
- Playfair Display SC Regularloosely similar widths (33.9 units)
- Vollkorn Regularloosely similar widths (44.2 units)
- Encode Sans SC Regularloosely similar widths (45.9 units)
- Cinzel Regularloosely similar widths (53 units)
- Alegreya SC Regularloosely similar widths (53.9 units)
- Bitter Regularloosely similar widths (54.5 units)
- Alice Regularloosely similar widths (55.2 units)
- Unlock Regularloosely similar widths (56.7 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Vollkorn SC?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Vollkorn SC itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Vollkorn SC free to use?
Vollkorn SC 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 SC?
By measured letter widths, Playfair Display SC is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 33.9 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Vollkorn SC support?
It includes these character sets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Latin, Central European, Vietnamese.
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