Mada Medium
Mada Medium is the weight 500 face of Mada, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 7% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 483.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 576.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 505 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 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.
- Source Sans 3 Mediumidentical letter widths (0.2 units)
- Assistant SemiBoldnearly identical widths (1.4 units)
- Varta SemiBoldnearly identical widths (2.4 units)
- Varta Boldnearly identical widths (3.7 units)
- Assistant Mediumvery close widths (6.8 units)
- Varta Mediumvery close widths (7.2 units)
- Source Sans Pro SemiBoldvery close widths (8.2 units)
- Source Sans 3 SemiBoldvery close widths (8.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Mada 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 Mada Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Mada Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Mada styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Mada Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Source Sans 3 Medium has the closest letter widths to Mada Medium: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0.2 units per 1000 em.
+Does Mada Medium have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 505 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Mada Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Mada font, and sets new letters in Mada Medium.
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