Acme Regular
Acme Regular is the weight 400 face of Acme, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 12% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 455.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 580.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 154 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Acme Regular
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.
- Alegreya Sans Boldsimilar widths (28.6 units)
- Alegreya Sans Mediumsimilar widths (29.4 units)
- Alegreya Sans ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (30.4 units)
- Reddit Sans Condensed Mediumloosely similar widths (32.1 units)
- Reddit Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (32.4 units)
- Alegreya Sans Regularloosely similar widths (32.4 units)
- Reddit Sans Condensed SemiBoldloosely similar widths (33.3 units)
- Libre Caslon Condensed Mediumloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Acme Regular
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 Acme Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Acme Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Acme Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Alegreya Sans Bold has the closest letter widths to Acme Regular: similar widths, a mean difference of 28.6 units per 1000 em.
+Does Acme Regular have tabular numbers?
No. Its digits have different widths, so numbers in columns do not align on their own.
+Can I type new text in Acme Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Acme font, and sets new letters in Acme Regular.
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