Elsie Regular
Elsie Regular is the weight 400 face of Elsie, a display family. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical display font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 502.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 614.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 220 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 Elsie 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.
- Elsie Swash Caps Regularnearly identical widths (3.1 units)
- Frank Ruhl Libre Regularloosely similar widths (42 units)
- Frank Ruhl Libre Lightloosely similar widths (42.4 units)
- Epunda Slab ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (42.6 units)
- Epunda Slab Blackloosely similar widths (43 units)
- Elsie Swash Caps Blackloosely similar widths (43.2 units)
- Labrada SemiBoldloosely similar widths (44.5 units)
- Labrada Boldloosely similar widths (44.6 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Elsie 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 Elsie Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Elsie Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Elsie styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Elsie Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Elsie Swash Caps Regular has the closest letter widths to Elsie Regular: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 3.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Elsie 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 Elsie Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Elsie font, and sets new letters in Elsie Regular.
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