Assistant Medium
Assistant Medium is the weight 500 face of Assistant, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 8% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 477.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 571 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Assistant 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.
- Varta Mediumnearly identical widths (2.2 units)
- Mada Regularnearly identical widths (2.6 units)
- Source Sans Pro Regularnearly identical widths (2.6 units)
- Source Sans 3 Regularnearly identical widths (2.6 units)
- Varta SemiBoldvery close widths (5.2 units)
- Varta Regularvery close widths (6.5 units)
- Source Sans 3 Mediumvery close widths (6.6 units)
- Mada Mediumvery close widths (6.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Assistant 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 Assistant Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Assistant Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Assistant Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Varta Medium has the closest letter widths to Assistant Medium: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 2.2 units per 1000 em.
+Does Assistant 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 Assistant Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Assistant font, and sets new letters in Assistant Medium.
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