Bevan Regular
Bevan Regular is the weight 400 face of Bevan, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 27% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 657.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 843.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 205.6 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 39% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Bevan 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.
- Hepta Slab ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (42 units)
- Hepta Slab Boldloosely similar widths (42.8 units)
- Angkor Regularloosely similar widths (47 units)
- Moul Regularloosely similar widths (47 units)
- Hepta Slab SemiBoldloosely similar widths (47.3 units)
- Besley ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (48.2 units)
- Stoke Regularloosely similar widths (49.5 units)
- Hepta Slab Blackloosely similar widths (50.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Bevan 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 Bevan Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Bevan Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Bevan styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Bevan Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Hepta Slab ExtraBold has the closest letter widths to Bevan Regular: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 42 units per 1000 em.
+Does Bevan 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 Bevan Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Bevan font, and sets new letters in Bevan Regular.
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