Catamaran Medium
Catamaran Medium is the weight 500 face of Catamaran, 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 | 601.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 230 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 26% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Catamaran Medium
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.
- Palanquin Mediumsimilar widths (21.3 units)
- Palanquin Regularsimilar widths (21.4 units)
- Palanquin ExtraLightsimilar widths (23.8 units)
- Palanquin Lightsimilar widths (24.1 units)
- Palanquin SemiBoldsimilar widths (24.3 units)
- Palanquin Thinsimilar widths (28.2 units)
- Palanquin Boldloosely similar widths (30.8 units)
- Palanquin Dark Regularloosely similar widths (30.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Catamaran Medium
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 Catamaran Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Catamaran Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Catamaran styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Catamaran Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Palanquin Medium has the closest letter widths to Catamaran Medium: similar widths, a mean difference of 21.3 units per 1000 em.
+Does Catamaran Medium 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 Catamaran Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Catamaran font, and sets new letters in Catamaran Medium.
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