Bitter Medium
Bitter Medium is the weight 500 face of Bitter, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 4% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 538.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 670.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 193 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Bitter 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.
- Kadwa Regularsimilar widths (26.5 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularsimilar widths (26.6 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Lightsimilar widths (27.4 units)
- Sarala Boldsimilar widths (29.3 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Boldsimilar widths (29.3 units)
- Vollkorn SemiBoldsimilar widths (29.6 units)
- Martel Sans Regularsimilar widths (29.6 units)
- Rufina Boldsimilar widths (29.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Bitter 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 Bitter Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Bitter Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Bitter styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Bitter Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Kadwa Regular has the closest letter widths to Bitter Medium: similar widths, a mean difference of 26.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Bitter 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 Bitter Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Bitter font, and sets new letters in Bitter Medium.
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