Bona Nova Regular
Bona Nova Regular is the weight 400 face of Bona Nova, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 489.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 664.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 296 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Bona Nova 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.
- Bona Nova SC Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Average Regularloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
- Poly Regularloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
- Bona Nova SC Boldloosely similar widths (35 units)
- Pitagon Serif Regularloosely similar widths (35.3 units)
- Petrona Regularloosely similar widths (35.3 units)
- Pitagon Serif Lightloosely similar widths (35.6 units)
- Petrona Lightloosely similar widths (35.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Bona Nova 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 Bona Nova Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Bona Nova Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Bona Nova styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Bona Nova Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Bona Nova SC Regular has the closest letter widths to Bona Nova Regular: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Bona Nova 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 Bona Nova Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Bona Nova font, and sets new letters in Bona Nova Regular.
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