Newsreader Medium
Newsreader Medium is the weight 500 face of Newsreader, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 498.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 705.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 224.5 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 587.5 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Newsreader 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.
- Averia Serif Libre Lightsimilar widths (27.5 units)
- Copse Regularsimilar widths (29.6 units)
- Lato Boldsimilar widths (29.8 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularsimilar widths (29.8 units)
- Lato Blackloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
- Aleo Regularloosely similar widths (32 units)
- Aleo Mediumloosely similar widths (32.2 units)
- Lato Regularloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Newsreader 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 Newsreader Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Newsreader Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Newsreader styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Newsreader Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Averia Serif Libre Light has the closest letter widths to Newsreader Medium: similar widths, a mean difference of 27.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Newsreader Medium have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 587.5 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Newsreader Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Newsreader font, and sets new letters in Newsreader Medium.
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