Cal Sans Regular
Cal Sans Regular is the weight 400 face of Cal Sans, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 519.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 622.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 164 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 24% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Cal Sans 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.
- Google Sans Flex Lightloosely similar widths (38.8 units)
- Urbanist Mediumloosely similar widths (39 units)
- Google Sans Flex ExtraLightloosely similar widths (39.4 units)
- Fustat Regularloosely similar widths (39.7 units)
- Urbanist SemiBoldloosely similar widths (39.9 units)
- Fustat Mediumloosely similar widths (40 units)
- Google Sans Flex Regularloosely similar widths (40.1 units)
- Fustat SemiBoldloosely similar widths (40.6 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Cal Sans 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 Cal Sans Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Cal Sans Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Cal Sans Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Google Sans Flex Light has the closest letter widths to Cal Sans Regular: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 38.8 units per 1000 em.
+Does Cal Sans 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 Cal Sans Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Cal Sans font, and sets new letters in Cal Sans Regular.
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