Cairo Regular
Cairo Regular is the weight 400 face of Cairo, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 9% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 474.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 585.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 220 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 560 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 26% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Cairo 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.
- Cairo Play Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Sunflower Lightnearly identical widths (0.8 units)
- Titillium Web Regularnearly identical widths (0.8 units)
- Cairo Play Mediumnearly identical widths (1.9 units)
- Cairo Play SemiBoldnearly identical widths (3.7 units)
- Titillium Web Lightnearly identical widths (4.6 units)
- Cairo Play Lightvery close widths (7.3 units)
- Sunflower Mediumvery close widths (7.6 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Cairo 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 Cairo Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Cairo Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Cairo Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Cairo Play Regular has the closest letter widths to Cairo Regular: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Cairo Regular have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 560 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Cairo Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Cairo font, and sets new letters in Cairo Regular.
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