Darker Grotesque Regular
Darker Grotesque Regular is the weight 400 face of Darker Grotesque, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 23% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 398.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 535.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 246 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 23% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Darker Grotesque 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.
- Reddit Sans Condensed ExtraLightloosely similar widths (35.4 units)
- Cabin Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
- Dosis ExtraLightloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
- Dosis Lightloosely similar widths (38.9 units)
- Dosis Regularloosely similar widths (40.3 units)
- Cabin Condensed Mediumloosely similar widths (40.5 units)
- Reddit Sans Condensed Lightloosely similar widths (40.7 units)
- Oranienbaum Regularloosely similar widths (41.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Darker Grotesque 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 Darker Grotesque Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Darker Grotesque Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Darker Grotesque styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Darker Grotesque Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Reddit Sans Condensed ExtraLight has the closest letter widths to Darker Grotesque Regular: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 35.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Darker Grotesque 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 Darker Grotesque Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Darker Grotesque font, and sets new letters in Darker Grotesque Regular.
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