Balthazar Regular
Balthazar Regular is the weight 400 face of Balthazar, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 17% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 431.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 565.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 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 Balthazar 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.
- Galdeano Regularsimilar widths (21.7 units)
- Alegreya Sans Regularsimilar widths (26.1 units)
- Alegreya Sans Mediumsimilar widths (27.3 units)
- Alegreya Sans Lightsimilar widths (27.5 units)
- Arapey Regularsimilar widths (27.7 units)
- Crimson Pro ExtraLightsimilar widths (29.7 units)
- Encode Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (31 units)
- Alegreya Sans Thinloosely similar widths (31.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Balthazar 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 Balthazar Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Balthazar Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Balthazar Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Galdeano Regular has the closest letter widths to Balthazar Regular: similar widths, a mean difference of 21.7 units per 1000 em.
+Does Balthazar 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 Balthazar Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Balthazar font, and sets new letters in Balthazar Regular.
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