Alegreya Medium
Alegreya Medium is the weight 500 face of Alegreya, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 9% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 472.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 621.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 187 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 | Serif |
Fonts closest to Alegreya 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.
- Sahitya Regularvery close widths (8.6 units)
- Sahitya Boldvery close widths (10.5 units)
- Alegreya SC Mediumsimilar widths (21.6 units)
- Alegreya SC Regularsimilar widths (26.1 units)
- Libertinus Sans Regularsimilar widths (26.7 units)
- Lisu Bosa Mediumsimilar widths (27.5 units)
- Lisu Bosa SemiBoldsimilar widths (27.6 units)
- Lisu Bosa Regularsimilar widths (27.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Alegreya 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 Alegreya Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Alegreya Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Alegreya styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Alegreya Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Sahitya Regular has the closest letter widths to Alegreya Medium: very close widths, a mean difference of 8.6 units per 1000 em.
+Does Alegreya 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 Alegreya Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Alegreya font, and sets new letters in Alegreya Medium.
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