Oswald Regular
Oswald Regular is the weight 400 face of Oswald, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 23% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 399.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 488.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 229 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Oswald 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.
- PT Sans Narrow Boldsimilar widths (27.5 units)
- Fira Sans Extra Condensed Mediumloosely similar widths (31.6 units)
- Cossette Titre Boldloosely similar widths (31.7 units)
- Fira Sans Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (31.9 units)
- Fira Sans Extra Condensed SemiBoldloosely similar widths (32.2 units)
- Gemunu Libre Lightloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
- Gemunu Libre Regularloosely similar widths (32.5 units)
- PT Sans Narrow Regularloosely similar widths (32.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Oswald 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 Oswald Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Oswald Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Oswald styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Oswald Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, PT Sans Narrow Bold has the closest letter widths to Oswald Regular: similar widths, a mean difference of 27.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Oswald 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 Oswald Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Oswald font, and sets new letters in Oswald Regular.
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