Harmattan Regular
Harmattan Regular is the weight 400 face of Harmattan, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 26% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 385 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 491.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 221.2 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 439.4 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 | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Harmattan 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.
- Cossette Titre Boldsimilar widths (29.2 units)
- PT Sans Narrow Boldloosely similar widths (32.2 units)
- Lateef SemiBoldloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
- Lateef Boldloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
- Saira Condensed Boldloosely similar widths (32.7 units)
- PT Sans Narrow Regularloosely similar widths (32.9 units)
- Lateef ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (33.4 units)
- Lateef Mediumloosely similar widths (33.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Harmattan 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 Harmattan Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Harmattan Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Harmattan styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Harmattan Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Cossette Titre Bold has the closest letter widths to Harmattan Regular: similar widths, a mean difference of 29.2 units per 1000 em.
+Does Harmattan Regular have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 439.4 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Harmattan Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Harmattan font, and sets new letters in Harmattan Regular.
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