Corben Regular
Corben Regular is the weight 400 face of Corben, a display family. Its lowercase letters are 4% wider than the typical display font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 545.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 760.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 180.7 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Fonts closest to Corben 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.
- Coustard Regularloosely similar widths (44.4 units)
- Libre Caslon Text Regularloosely similar widths (45.9 units)
- Piazzolla Blackloosely similar widths (48.9 units)
- Piazzolla ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (49.4 units)
- Prata Regularloosely similar widths (49.6 units)
- Domine Regularloosely similar widths (50 units)
- Domine Mediumloosely similar widths (50.7 units)
- Piazzolla Boldloosely similar widths (50.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Corben 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 Corben Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Corben Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Corben styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Corben Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Coustard Regular has the closest letter widths to Corben Regular: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 44.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Corben 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 Corben Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Corben font, and sets new letters in Corben Regular.
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