Norwester
Norwester is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font. Last updated 15 May 2023.
Editing a PDF that uses Norwester
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 Norwester from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Norwester itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 513 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 516.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 83 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Open fonts closest to Norwester
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.
- Big Shoulders Inline Regularloosely similar widths (49 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Text Regularloosely similar widths (49.4 units)
- Iosevka Charon Regularloosely similar widths (50.4 units)
- Ga Maamli Regularloosely similar widths (51.3 units)
- Barlow Semi Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (51.5 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Display Regularloosely similar widths (51.6 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Regularloosely similar widths (52.1 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Text Regularloosely similar widths (52.6 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Norwester?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Norwester itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Norwester free to use?
Norwester is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, an open licence that allows free use in documents, including commercial ones. Check the licence text for your exact use.
+Which font is closest to Norwester?
By measured letter widths, Big Shoulders Inline is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 49 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Norwester support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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