Karla Medium
Karla Medium is the weight 500 face of Karla, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 530.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 615 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 244 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 Karla Medium
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.
- Karmilla Regularsimilar widths (15.4 units)
- Karmilla Boldsimilar widths (19.2 units)
- Doppio One Regularloosely similar widths (35.7 units)
- National Park SemiBoldloosely similar widths (36.6 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Boldloosely similar widths (36.9 units)
- National Park Mediumloosely similar widths (37.3 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (37.6 units)
- Averia Libre Boldloosely similar widths (37.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Karla Medium
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 Karla Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Karla Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Karla styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Karla Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Karmilla Regular has the closest letter widths to Karla Medium: similar widths, a mean difference of 15.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Karla Medium 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 Karla Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Karla font, and sets new letters in Karla Medium.
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