Matangi Medium
Matangi Medium is the weight 500 face of Matangi, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 4% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 541.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 637.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 300 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 21% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Matangi 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.
- Sarala Boldloosely similar widths (38.3 units)
- Junction Lightloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
- Junction Regularloosely similar widths (40.5 units)
- Oxygen Boldloosely similar widths (41.2 units)
- Junction Boldloosely similar widths (41.4 units)
- Sarala Regularloosely similar widths (43 units)
- Nata Sans Mediumloosely similar widths (43.8 units)
- Nata Sans SemiBoldloosely similar widths (44.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Matangi 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 Matangi Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Matangi Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Matangi styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Matangi Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Sarala Bold has the closest letter widths to Matangi Medium: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 38.3 units per 1000 em.
+Does Matangi Medium 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 Matangi Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Matangi font, and sets new letters in Matangi Medium.
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