Cambay Regular
Cambay Regular is the weight 400 face of Cambay, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 490.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 627.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 275 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Cambay 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.
- Averia Libre Lightloosely similar widths (34.8 units)
- Averia Gruesa Libre Regularloosely similar widths (35.3 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (35.9 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (37 units)
- Ysabeau Boldloosely similar widths (37 units)
- Ysabeau SemiBoldloosely similar widths (37.6 units)
- Ysabeau Mediumloosely similar widths (38.4 units)
- Hind SemiBoldloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Cambay 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 Cambay Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Cambay Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Cambay styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Cambay Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Averia Libre Light has the closest letter widths to Cambay Regular: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 34.8 units per 1000 em.
+Does Cambay 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 Cambay Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Cambay font, and sets new letters in Cambay Regular.
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