Alike Regular
Alike Regular is the weight 400 face of Alike, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 517.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 660.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 237 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Alike 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.
- Alike Angular Regularidentical letter widths (0.3 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Lightsimilar widths (25.1 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularsimilar widths (28.1 units)
- Esteban Regularsimilar widths (28.5 units)
- Quattrocento Regularsimilar widths (28.7 units)
- Rufina Regularsimilar widths (29.7 units)
- Vollkorn Mediumsimilar widths (29.9 units)
- Vollkorn Regularloosely similar widths (30.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Alike 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 Alike Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Alike Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Alike Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Alike Angular Regular has the closest letter widths to Alike Regular: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0.3 units per 1000 em.
+Does Alike Regular 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 Alike Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Alike font, and sets new letters in Alike Regular.
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