EB Garamond vs Nanum Myeongjo
Nanum Myeongjo is about 13% wider than EB Garamond in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other.
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| EB Garamond | Nanum Myeongjo | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Serif | Serif |
| Weights | Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold | Regular, Bold, ExtraBold |
| Italics | Yes | No |
| Variable font | Yes | No |
| Average lowercase width | 437.4 | 494.4 |
| Digits | tabular | tabular |
| Character sets | 7 | 2 |
| Licence | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
Weights both families offer: Regular, Bold, ExtraBold.
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Questions people ask
+Is Nanum Myeongjo a good replacement for EB Garamond?
Nanum Myeongjo is about 13% wider than EB Garamond in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other. Their mean width difference is 45.2 units per 1000 em (loosely similar widths).
+Which is wider, EB Garamond or Nanum Myeongjo?
Nanum Myeongjo is wider, by about 13% in lowercase text.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Latin. Only EB Garamond has Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Greek Extended, Central European, Vietnamese. Only Nanum Myeongjo has Korean.
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