Akatab Medium
Akatab Medium is the weight 500 face of Akatab, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 493.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 589.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 322.3 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 515.6 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 Medium
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 Mediumidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Tirra SemiBoldvery close widths (5.4 units)
- Tirra Regularvery close widths (7.1 units)
- Source Sans 3 SemiBoldvery close widths (8.4 units)
- Source Sans Pro SemiBoldvery close widths (8.4 units)
- Mada SemiBoldvery close widths (8.4 units)
- Varta Boldvery close widths (9.6 units)
- Tirra Boldvery close widths (10.6 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Akatab Medium
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 Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Akatab Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Akatab styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Akatab Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Tirra Medium has the closest letter widths to Akatab Medium: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Akatab Medium have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 515.6 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Akatab Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Akatab font, and sets new letters in Akatab Medium.
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