Alexandria Medium
Alexandria Medium is the weight 500 face of Alexandria, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 11% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 577.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 704.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 270 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Alexandria 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.
- Argentum Sans Mediumvery close widths (7.1 units)
- Argentum Sans Regularvery close widths (12.4 units)
- Argentum Sans SemiBoldvery close widths (14.9 units)
- Argentum Sans Boldsimilar widths (22.8 units)
- Argentum Sans Lightsimilar widths (23.5 units)
- Montserrat Mediumsimilar widths (27.1 units)
- Montserrat Underline Mediumsimilar widths (27.1 units)
- Montserrat Regularsimilar widths (27.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Alexandria 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 Alexandria Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Alexandria Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Alexandria styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Alexandria Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Argentum Sans Medium has the closest letter widths to Alexandria Medium: very close widths, a mean difference of 7.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Alexandria 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 Alexandria Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Alexandria font, and sets new letters in Alexandria Medium.
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