Oswald Medium
Oswald Medium is the weight 500 face of Oswald, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 18% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 427 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 511.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 243 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Oswald Medium
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.
- Fira Sans Extra Condensed ExtraBoldsimilar widths (29.8 units)
- Fira Sans Extra Condensed Boldsimilar widths (29.9 units)
- Fira Sans Extra Condensed Blackloosely similar widths (30.2 units)
- Fira Sans Extra Condensed SemiBoldloosely similar widths (30.4 units)
- Fira Sans Extra Condensed Mediumloosely similar widths (31.8 units)
- Cuprum SemiBoldloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
- Gemunu Libre Boldloosely similar widths (33.8 units)
- Stylish Regularloosely similar widths (34 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Oswald Medium
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 Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Oswald Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Oswald styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Oswald Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Fira Sans Extra Condensed ExtraBold has the closest letter widths to Oswald Medium: similar widths, a mean difference of 29.8 units per 1000 em.
+Does Oswald Medium 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 Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Oswald font, and sets new letters in Oswald Medium.
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