Padauk Regular
Padauk Regular is the weight 400 face of Padauk, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 13% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 451.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 586.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 369.1 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 486.3 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 26% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Padauk 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.
- Epunda Sans SemiBoldloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
- Yantramanav Lightloosely similar widths (43.7 units)
- Epunda Sans Boldloosely similar widths (44 units)
- Yantramanav Regularloosely similar widths (44.3 units)
- Epunda Sans Mediumloosely similar widths (44.4 units)
- Yantramanav Mediumloosely similar widths (45 units)
- Epunda Sans ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (45 units)
- Epunda Sans Regularloosely similar widths (46.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Padauk 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 Padauk Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Padauk Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Padauk styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Padauk Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Epunda Sans SemiBold has the closest letter widths to Padauk Regular: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 43.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Padauk Regular have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 486.3 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Padauk Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Padauk font, and sets new letters in Padauk Regular.
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