Marcellus Regular
Marcellus Regular is the weight 400 face of Marcellus, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 502.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 636.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 299.8 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 27% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Marcellus 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.
- Marcellus SC Regularvery close widths (13.9 units)
- Oxygen Regularloosely similar widths (42.5 units)
- Hind SemiBoldloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
- Hind Vadodara SemiBoldloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
- Hind Mysuru SemiBoldloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
- Hind Guntur SemiBoldloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
- Hind Madurai SemiBoldloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
- Hind Siliguri SemiBoldloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Marcellus 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 Marcellus Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Marcellus Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Marcellus Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Marcellus SC Regular has the closest letter widths to Marcellus Regular: very close widths, a mean difference of 13.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does Marcellus Regular 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 Marcellus Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Marcellus font, and sets new letters in Marcellus Regular.
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