Alkatra Regular
Alkatra Regular is the weight 400 face of Alkatra, a display family. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical display font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 472.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 587.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 245 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 580 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Fonts closest to Alkatra 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.
- Cairo Play Regularloosely similar widths (34.5 units)
- Cairo Regularloosely similar widths (34.5 units)
- Sunflower Lightloosely similar widths (34.5 units)
- Titillium Web Regularloosely similar widths (34.5 units)
- Murecho Regularloosely similar widths (34.6 units)
- Titillium Web Lightloosely similar widths (34.7 units)
- Cairo Mediumloosely similar widths (34.9 units)
- Cairo Play Mediumloosely similar widths (34.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Alkatra 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 Alkatra Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Alkatra Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Alkatra styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Alkatra Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Cairo Play Regular has the closest letter widths to Alkatra Regular: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 34.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Alkatra Regular have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 580 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Alkatra Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Alkatra font, and sets new letters in Alkatra Regular.
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