Palanquin SemiBold
Palanquin SemiBold is the weight 600 face of Palanquin, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 503.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 623.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 236 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Palanquin SemiBold
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.
- Palanquin Dark Regularvery close widths (9.3 units)
- Catamaran SemiBoldsimilar widths (20.4 units)
- Catamaran Boldsimilar widths (21.3 units)
- Palanquin Dark Mediumsimilar widths (22.3 units)
- Catamaran Mediumsimilar widths (24.3 units)
- Catamaran ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (30.7 units)
- Catamaran Regularloosely similar widths (32.9 units)
- Quattrocento Sans Boldloosely similar widths (33.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Palanquin SemiBold
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 Palanquin SemiBold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Palanquin SemiBold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Palanquin styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Palanquin SemiBold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Palanquin Dark Regular has the closest letter widths to Palanquin SemiBold: very close widths, a mean difference of 9.3 units per 1000 em.
+Does Palanquin SemiBold 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 Palanquin SemiBold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Palanquin font, and sets new letters in Palanquin SemiBold.
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