Gideon Roman Regular
Gideon Roman Regular is the weight 400 face of Gideon Roman, a display family. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical display font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 511 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 682.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 330 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Fonts closest to Gideon Roman 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.
- Luxurious Roman Regularsimilar widths (17.5 units)
- Zilla Slab SemiBoldloosely similar widths (43.8 units)
- Zilla Slab Boldloosely similar widths (43.9 units)
- Poly Regularloosely similar widths (44.1 units)
- Bluu Next Boldloosely similar widths (44.3 units)
- Zilla Slab Mediumloosely similar widths (44.5 units)
- Alike Regularloosely similar widths (45.1 units)
- Alike Angular Regularloosely similar widths (45.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Gideon Roman 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 Gideon Roman Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Gideon Roman Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Gideon Roman Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Luxurious Roman Regular has the closest letter widths to Gideon Roman Regular: similar widths, a mean difference of 17.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Gideon Roman 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 Gideon Roman Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Gideon Roman font, and sets new letters in Gideon Roman Regular.
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