DejaVu Serif Regular
DejaVu Serif Regular is the weight 400 face of DejaVu Serif, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 10% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 570.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 742.4 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 | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to DejaVu Serif 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 Math Regularvery close widths (11.9 units)
- DejaVu Sans Regularsimilar widths (25.9 units)
- Kameron Boldloosely similar widths (44.9 units)
- Gelasio SemiBoldloosely similar widths (46.6 units)
- DejaVu Sans Boldloosely similar widths (46.7 units)
- Gelasio Boldloosely similar widths (47.8 units)
- Bagnard Regularloosely similar widths (48.3 units)
- Bagnard Sans Regularloosely similar widths (49.1 units)
Editing a PDF that uses DejaVu Serif 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 Serif Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in DejaVu Serif Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other DejaVu Serif styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to DejaVu Serif Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, DejaVu Math Regular has the closest letter widths to DejaVu Serif Regular: very close widths, a mean difference of 11.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does DejaVu Serif 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 Serif Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete DejaVu Serif font, and sets new letters in DejaVu Serif Regular.
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