Freehand Regular
Freehand Regular is the weight 400 face of Freehand, a display family. Its lowercase letters are 26% narrower than the typical display font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 387.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 529.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 341.8 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 38% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Fonts closest to Freehand 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.
- Fasthand Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Taprom Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Seaweed Script Regularidentical letter widths (0.3 units)
- Gemunu Libre Lightloosely similar widths (46.7 units)
- Gemunu Libre Regularloosely similar widths (47.4 units)
- Gemunu Libre ExtraLightloosely similar widths (48.1 units)
- Gemunu Libre Mediumloosely similar widths (48.1 units)
- Jaldi Regularloosely similar widths (49.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Freehand 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 Freehand Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Freehand Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Freehand Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Fasthand Regular has the closest letter widths to Freehand Regular: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Freehand 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 Freehand Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Freehand font, and sets new letters in Freehand Regular.
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