El Messiri Medium
El Messiri Medium is the weight 500 face of El Messiri, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 7% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 483.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 628.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to El Messiri Medium
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.
- Philosopher Regularnearly identical widths (4.6 units)
- ZCOOL XiaoWei Regularnearly identical widths (4.6 units)
- Philosopher Boldvery close widths (13.3 units)
- Averia Libre Lightloosely similar widths (30 units)
- Averia Gruesa Libre Regularloosely similar widths (30.1 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
- Shanti Regularloosely similar widths (32.4 units)
- Vidaloka Regularloosely similar widths (33 units)
Editing a PDF that uses El Messiri Medium
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 El Messiri Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in El Messiri Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other El Messiri styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to El Messiri Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Philosopher Regular has the closest letter widths to El Messiri Medium: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 4.6 units per 1000 em.
+Does El Messiri Medium 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 El Messiri Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete El Messiri font, and sets new letters in El Messiri Medium.
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