DejaVu Sans Regular
DejaVu Sans Regular is the weight 400 face of DejaVu Sans, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 9% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 563.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 672.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 317.9 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 636.2 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to DejaVu Sans 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.
- DejaVu Serif Regularsimilar widths (25.9 units)
- DejaVu Math Regularloosely similar widths (37.3 units)
- Kameron Boldloosely similar widths (41.1 units)
- Kameron SemiBoldloosely similar widths (41.9 units)
- TikTok Sans SemiBoldloosely similar widths (44.2 units)
- TikTok Sans Boldloosely similar widths (45.4 units)
- TikTok Sans Mediumloosely similar widths (46.7 units)
- Manrope ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (47.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses DejaVu Sans 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 DejaVu Sans Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in DejaVu Sans Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other DejaVu Sans styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to DejaVu Sans Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, DejaVu Serif Regular has the closest letter widths to DejaVu Sans Regular: similar widths, a mean difference of 25.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does DejaVu Sans Regular have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 636.2 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in DejaVu Sans Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete DejaVu Sans font, and sets new letters in DejaVu Sans Regular.
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