Norwester Regular
Norwester Regular is the weight 400 face of Norwester, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
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 |
Fonts closest to Norwester 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.
- Big Shoulders Inline Blackloosely similar widths (49 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Text Blackloosely similar widths (49.4 units)
- Iosevka Charon Lightloosely similar widths (50.4 units)
- Iosevka Charon Regularloosely similar widths (50.4 units)
- Iosevka Charon Mediumloosely similar widths (50.4 units)
- Iosevka Charon Boldloosely similar widths (50.4 units)
- Ga Maamli Regularloosely similar widths (51.3 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (51.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Norwester 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 Norwester Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Norwester Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Norwester Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Big Shoulders Inline Black has the closest letter widths to Norwester Regular: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 49 units per 1000 em.
+Does Norwester 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 Norwester Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Norwester font, and sets new letters in Norwester Regular.
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