Playfair Display Regular
Playfair Display Regular is the weight 400 face of Playfair Display, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 509.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 642.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 249 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Playfair Display 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.
- Alice Regularsimilar widths (27.4 units)
- Alike Regularloosely similar widths (32.1 units)
- Vollkorn Regularloosely similar widths (32.1 units)
- Enriqueta Regularloosely similar widths (32.2 units)
- Enriqueta Mediumloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
- Alike Angular Regularloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
- Vollkorn Mediumloosely similar widths (32.4 units)
- Shanti Regularloosely similar widths (32.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Playfair Display 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 Playfair Display Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Playfair Display Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Playfair Display styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Playfair Display Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Alice Regular has the closest letter widths to Playfair Display Regular: similar widths, a mean difference of 27.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Playfair Display 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 Playfair Display Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Playfair Display font, and sets new letters in Playfair Display Regular.
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