Jost Regular
Jost Regular is the weight 400 face of Jost, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 466 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 609.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 300 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Jost 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.
- League Spartan SemiBoldloosely similar widths (43.7 units)
- Oxygen Lightloosely similar widths (43.9 units)
- Teachers Mediumloosely similar widths (44.3 units)
- League Spartan Mediumloosely similar widths (44.3 units)
- League Spartan Boldloosely similar widths (45.1 units)
- Gabarito Mediumloosely similar widths (45.3 units)
- Gabarito Regularloosely similar widths (45.4 units)
- Gabarito SemiBoldloosely similar widths (45.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Jost 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 Jost Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Jost Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Jost styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Jost Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, League Spartan SemiBold has the closest letter widths to Jost Regular: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 43.7 units per 1000 em.
+Does Jost 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 Jost Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Jost font, and sets new letters in Jost Regular.
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