Open Sans Regular
Open Sans Regular is the weight 400 face of Open Sans, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 522.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 628.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 259.8 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 571.8 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 27% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Open Sans 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.
- Noto Sans Sharada Regularnearly identical widths (4.4 units)
- Nokora Thinnearly identical widths (4.8 units)
- Nokora Blacknearly identical widths (4.8 units)
- Nokora ExtraBoldnearly identical widths (4.8 units)
- Nokora ExtraLightnearly identical widths (4.8 units)
- Nokora SemiBoldnearly identical widths (4.8 units)
- Nokora Regularnearly identical widths (4.8 units)
- Nokora Lightnearly identical widths (4.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Open Sans 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 Open Sans Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Open Sans Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Open Sans styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Open Sans Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Noto Sans Sharada Regular has the closest letter widths to Open Sans Regular: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 4.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Open Sans Regular have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 571.8 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Open Sans Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Open Sans font, and sets new letters in Open Sans Regular.
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