Geist Regular
Geist Regular is the weight 400 face of Geist, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 3% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 533.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 656.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Geist 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.
- Geist Sans Regularvery close widths (10.8 units)
- Geist Sans Lightvery close widths (13.4 units)
- Geist Sans Mediumsimilar widths (20.2 units)
- Geist Sans ExtraLightsimilar widths (21.4 units)
- Onest Regularsimilar widths (29.3 units)
- Miranda Sans Regularsimilar widths (29.3 units)
- Onest Lightsimilar widths (29.5 units)
- Miranda Sans Mediumloosely similar widths (30 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Geist 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 Geist Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Geist Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Geist styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Geist Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Geist Sans Regular has the closest letter widths to Geist Regular: very close widths, a mean difference of 10.8 units per 1000 em.
+Does Geist 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 Geist Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Geist font, and sets new letters in Geist Regular.
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