Original Surfer Regular
Original Surfer Regular is the weight 400 face of Original Surfer, a display family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical display font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 514.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 762.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 290 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Fonts closest to Original Surfer 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.
- McLaren Regularloosely similar widths (50.6 units)
- Preahvihear Regularloosely similar widths (50.9 units)
- Milonga Regularloosely similar widths (56.6 units)
- Metropolis SemiBoldloosely similar widths (57.6 units)
- Kodchasan Mediumloosely similar widths (58.1 units)
- Kodchasan SemiBoldloosely similar widths (58.1 units)
- Metropolis Mediumloosely similar widths (58.6 units)
- Instrument Sans Regularloosely similar widths (59 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Original Surfer 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 Original Surfer Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Original Surfer Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Original Surfer Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, McLaren Regular has the closest letter widths to Original Surfer Regular: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 50.6 units per 1000 em.
+Does Original Surfer 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 Original Surfer Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Original Surfer font, and sets new letters in Original Surfer Regular.
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