Petrona Medium
Petrona Medium is the weight 500 face of Petrona, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 501.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 649.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 223 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 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.
- Pitagon Serif Mediumidentical letter widths (0.1 units)
- Pitagon Serif Regularvery close widths (6 units)
- Pitagon Serif SemiBoldvery close widths (7 units)
- Pitagon Serif Lightvery close widths (12.4 units)
- Pitagon Serif Boldvery close widths (14.8 units)
- Pitagon Serif ExtraLightsimilar widths (19.9 units)
- Pitagon Serif ExtraBoldsimilar widths (25.4 units)
- Pitagon Serif Thinsimilar widths (28.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Petrona 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 Petrona Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Petrona Medium 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 Regular
- Petrona Medium Italic
- 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 Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Pitagon Serif Medium has the closest letter widths to Petrona Medium: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Petrona 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 Petrona Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Petrona font, and sets new letters in Petrona Medium.
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