Alkatra SemiBold
Alkatra SemiBold is the weight 600 face of Alkatra, a display family. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical display font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 496.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 610 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 215 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 | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Fonts closest to Alkatra SemiBold
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.
- Murecho Mediumloosely similar widths (32.4 units)
- Familjen Grotesk SemiBoldloosely similar widths (34 units)
- Familjen Grotesk Mediumloosely similar widths (34 units)
- Murecho Regularloosely similar widths (34.1 units)
- Sunflower Boldloosely similar widths (34.6 units)
- Ancizar Serif ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (34.6 units)
- Overlock Blackloosely similar widths (34.7 units)
- Titillium Web Boldloosely similar widths (34.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Alkatra SemiBold
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 SemiBold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Alkatra SemiBold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Alkatra styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Alkatra SemiBold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Murecho Medium has the closest letter widths to Alkatra SemiBold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 32.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Alkatra SemiBold 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 SemiBold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Alkatra font, and sets new letters in Alkatra SemiBold.
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