Mada Regular
Mada Regular is the weight 400 face of Mada, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 8% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 474.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 569.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 497 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Mada 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.
- Source Sans Pro Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Source Sans 3 Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Assistant Mediumnearly identical widths (2.6 units)
- Varta Mediumnearly identical widths (3 units)
- Varta Regularnearly identical widths (4.1 units)
- Assistant Regularvery close widths (5.4 units)
- Varta SemiBoldvery close widths (6.7 units)
- Source Sans 3 Mediumvery close widths (8.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Mada 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 Mada Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Mada Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Mada Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Source Sans Pro Regular has the closest letter widths to Mada Regular: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Mada Regular have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 497 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Mada Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Mada font, and sets new letters in Mada Regular.
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