Instrument Sans Regular
Instrument Sans Regular is the weight 400 face of Instrument Sans, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 524.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 687.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 26% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Instrument Sans 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.
- Red Hat Display Boldloosely similar widths (30.4 units)
- Commissioner Mediumloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- Red Hat Display SemiBoldloosely similar widths (30.9 units)
- Commissioner SemiBoldloosely similar widths (31.1 units)
- Commissioner Regularloosely similar widths (31.2 units)
- Red Hat Text Mediumloosely similar widths (31.6 units)
- Metropolis Mediumloosely similar widths (32.1 units)
- Liter Regularloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Instrument Sans 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 Instrument Sans Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Instrument Sans Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Instrument Sans styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Instrument Sans Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Red Hat Display Bold has the closest letter widths to Instrument Sans Regular: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 30.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Instrument Sans 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 Instrument Sans Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Instrument Sans font, and sets new letters in Instrument Sans Regular.
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