Akshar Medium
Akshar Medium is the weight 500 face of Akshar, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 468 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 498.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 195 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 | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Akshar 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.
- Stick No Bills ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (32.6 units)
- Barlow Semi Condensed SemiBoldloosely similar widths (32.7 units)
- Fira Sans Extra Condensed Blackloosely similar widths (33.3 units)
- Freeman Regularloosely similar widths (33.3 units)
- Jersey 25 Charted Regularloosely similar widths (33.6 units)
- Jersey 25 Regularloosely similar widths (33.6 units)
- Barlow Semi Condensed Boldloosely similar widths (33.6 units)
- Cuprum Boldloosely similar widths (33.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Akshar 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 Akshar Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Akshar Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Akshar styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Akshar Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Stick No Bills ExtraBold has the closest letter widths to Akshar Medium: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 32.6 units per 1000 em.
+Does Akshar Medium 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 Akshar Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Akshar font, and sets new letters in Akshar Medium.
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