Petrona Regular
Petrona Regular is the weight 400 face of Petrona, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 493 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 643.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 225 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 | Serif |
Fonts closest to Petrona 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.
- Pitagon Serif Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Pitagon Serif Mediumvery close widths (6 units)
- Pitagon Serif Lightvery close widths (6.5 units)
- Pitagon Serif SemiBoldvery close widths (13 units)
- Pitagon Serif ExtraLightvery close widths (13.9 units)
- Pitagon Serif Boldsimilar widths (20.8 units)
- Pitagon Serif Thinsimilar widths (22.3 units)
- Vidaloka Regularsimilar widths (29.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Petrona 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 Petrona Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Petrona Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Petrona styles
- Petrona Thin Italic
- Petrona Thin
- Petrona ExtraLight Italic
- Petrona ExtraLight
- Petrona Light Italic
- Petrona Light
- Petrona Italic
- Petrona Medium Italic
- Petrona Medium
- Petrona SemiBold Italic
- Petrona SemiBold
- Petrona Bold Italic
- Petrona Bold
- Petrona ExtraBold Italic
- Petrona ExtraBold
- Petrona Black Italic
- Petrona Black
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Petrona Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Pitagon Serif Regular has the closest letter widths to Petrona Regular: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Petrona 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 Petrona Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Petrona font, and sets new letters in Petrona Regular.
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