Barlow Medium
Barlow Medium is the weight 500 face of Barlow, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 494.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 605.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Barlow 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.
- Averia Sans Libre Regularsimilar widths (28.9 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Lightloosely similar widths (30.3 units)
- Anek Gujarati SemiBoldloosely similar widths (31.7 units)
- Anek Latin SemiBoldloosely similar widths (31.7 units)
- Anek Odia SemiBoldloosely similar widths (31.7 units)
- Anek Devanagari SemiBoldloosely similar widths (31.8 units)
- Anek Bangla SemiBoldloosely similar widths (32 units)
- Anek Kannada SemiBoldloosely similar widths (32.1 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Barlow 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 Barlow Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Barlow Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Barlow styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Barlow Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Averia Sans Libre Regular has the closest letter widths to Barlow Medium: similar widths, a mean difference of 28.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does Barlow 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 Barlow Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Barlow font, and sets new letters in Barlow Medium.
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