Cantarell Regular
Cantarell Regular is the weight 400 face of Cantarell, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 516.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 699.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 273.4 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 634.8 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Cantarell 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.
- Nunito Sans Boldloosely similar widths (40.7 units)
- IBM Plex Sans JP Mediumloosely similar widths (40.7 units)
- IBM Plex Sans JP Regularloosely similar widths (41.2 units)
- Open Runde Mediumloosely similar widths (41.2 units)
- Nunito Sans ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (41.5 units)
- Poltawski Nowy Boldloosely similar widths (41.7 units)
- Open Runde Regularloosely similar widths (41.8 units)
- Varela Regularloosely similar widths (41.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Cantarell 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 Cantarell Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Cantarell Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Cantarell styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Cantarell Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Nunito Sans Bold has the closest letter widths to Cantarell Regular: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 40.7 units per 1000 em.
+Does Cantarell Regular have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 634.8 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Cantarell Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Cantarell font, and sets new letters in Cantarell Regular.
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