Old Standard TT Regular
Old Standard TT Regular is the weight 400 face of Old Standard TT, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 6% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 484.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 716.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 280 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 580 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 Old Standard TT 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.
- Zen Old Mincho Mediumloosely similar widths (36 units)
- Zen Old Mincho Regularloosely similar widths (37.5 units)
- Zen Old Mincho SemiBoldloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
- Zen Old Mincho Boldloosely similar widths (40.5 units)
- Tai Heritage Pro Boldloosely similar widths (45.8 units)
- Nuosu SIL Regularloosely similar widths (46.7 units)
- Zen Old Mincho Blackloosely similar widths (47.3 units)
- Zen Antique Soft Regularloosely similar widths (47.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Old Standard TT 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 Old Standard TT Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Old Standard TT Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Old Standard TT styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Old Standard TT Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Zen Old Mincho Medium has the closest letter widths to Old Standard TT Regular: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 36 units per 1000 em.
+Does Old Standard TT Regular have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 580 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Old Standard TT Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Old Standard TT font, and sets new letters in Old Standard TT Regular.
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