Petrona SemiBold
Petrona SemiBold is the weight 600 face of Petrona, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 511.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 655.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 221 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Petrona 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.
- Pitagon Serif SemiBoldidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Pitagon Serif Mediumvery close widths (7 units)
- Pitagon Serif Boldvery close widths (7.8 units)
- Pitagon Serif Regularvery close widths (13 units)
- Pitagon Serif ExtraBoldsimilar widths (18.5 units)
- Pitagon Serif Lightsimilar widths (19.4 units)
- Pitagon Serif ExtraLightsimilar widths (26.8 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Lightsimilar widths (28.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Petrona 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 Petrona SemiBold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Petrona SemiBold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Petrona styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Petrona SemiBold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Pitagon Serif SemiBold has the closest letter widths to Petrona SemiBold: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Petrona 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 Petrona SemiBold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Petrona font, and sets new letters in Petrona SemiBold.
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