Merriweather Medium
Merriweather Medium is the weight 500 face of Merriweather, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 8% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 561.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 690 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 237 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Merriweather 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.
- Martel SemiBoldsimilar widths (29 units)
- Martel Regularsimilar widths (29.1 units)
- Martel ExtraLightsimilar widths (29.5 units)
- Martel Lightsimilar widths (29.5 units)
- Martel Boldloosely similar widths (31.5 units)
- Martel ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (34.9 units)
- Merriweather Sans SemiBoldloosely similar widths (35.7 units)
- Merriweather Sans Boldloosely similar widths (35.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Merriweather 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 Merriweather Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Merriweather Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Merriweather styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Merriweather Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Martel SemiBold has the closest letter widths to Merriweather Medium: similar widths, a mean difference of 29 units per 1000 em.
+Does Merriweather 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 Merriweather Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Merriweather font, and sets new letters in Merriweather Medium.
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