Lateef Medium
Lateef Medium is the weight 500 face of Lateef, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 26% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 383.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 478.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 151.4 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 401.9 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 | Serif |
Fonts closest to Lateef 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.
- Markazi Text Mediumsimilar widths (21.5 units)
- Markazi Text Regularsimilar widths (21.9 units)
- Markazi Text SemiBoldsimilar widths (22 units)
- Markazi Text Boldsimilar widths (23.3 units)
- PT Sans Narrow Regularsimilar widths (26.9 units)
- Cossette Titre Boldloosely similar widths (30.9 units)
- Instrument Serif Regularloosely similar widths (31.4 units)
- Ubuntu Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (32.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Lateef 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 Lateef Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Lateef Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Lateef styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Lateef Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Markazi Text Medium has the closest letter widths to Lateef Medium: similar widths, a mean difference of 21.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Lateef Medium have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 401.9 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Lateef Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Lateef font, and sets new letters in Lateef Medium.
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