Lato Regular
Lato Regular is the weight 400 face of Lato, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 495.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 666.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 193 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 580 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Lato 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.
- Aleo Regularsimilar widths (27.5 units)
- Ubuntu Regularsimilar widths (28.6 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Mediumsimilar widths (28.7 units)
- Aleo Lightsimilar widths (29.3 units)
- Hanken Grotesk ExtraBoldsimilar widths (29.3 units)
- Hanken Grotesk Boldsimilar widths (29.4 units)
- Newsreader Lightsimilar widths (29.5 units)
- Newsreader Regularsimilar widths (29.5 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Lato 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 Lato Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Lato Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Lato Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Aleo Regular has the closest letter widths to Lato Regular: similar widths, a mean difference of 27.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Lato Regular have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 580 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Lato Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Lato font, and sets new letters in Lato Regular.
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