Gentium Book Basic Regular
Gentium Book Basic Regular is the weight 400 face of Gentium Book Basic, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 7% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 480.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 578.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 230 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 481.4 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 Gentium Book Basic 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.
- Gentium Book Plus Regularnearly identical widths (1.5 units)
- Gentium Plus Regularvery close widths (10.4 units)
- Namdhinggo Boldsimilar widths (18 units)
- Namdhinggo ExtraBoldsimilar widths (18.6 units)
- Gentium Plus Boldsimilar widths (18.7 units)
- Dai Banna SIL Boldsimilar widths (18.9 units)
- Namdhinggo SemiBoldsimilar widths (22.4 units)
- Dai Banna SIL SemiBoldsimilar widths (24.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Gentium Book Basic 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 Gentium Book Basic Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Gentium Book Basic Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Gentium Book Basic styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Gentium Book Basic Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Gentium Book Plus Regular has the closest letter widths to Gentium Book Basic Regular: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 1.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Gentium Book Basic Regular have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 481.4 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Gentium Book Basic Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Gentium Book Basic font, and sets new letters in Gentium Book Basic Regular.
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