Akatab Regular
Akatab Regular is the weight 400 face of Akatab, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 6% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 486.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 584 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 322.3 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 508.8 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Akatab 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.
- Tirra Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Tirra Mediumvery close widths (7.1 units)
- Mada Mediumvery close widths (8.4 units)
- Source Sans 3 Mediumvery close widths (8.5 units)
- Assistant SemiBoldvery close widths (8.9 units)
- Varta Boldvery close widths (9.2 units)
- Varta SemiBoldvery close widths (9.3 units)
- Source Sans 3 SemiBoldvery close widths (11 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Akatab 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 Akatab Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Akatab Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Akatab styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Akatab Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Tirra Regular has the closest letter widths to Akatab Regular: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Akatab Regular have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 508.8 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Akatab Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Akatab font, and sets new letters in Akatab Regular.
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