Poly Regular
Poly Regular is the weight 400 face of Poly, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 505.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 640.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 245 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 Poly 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.
- Enriqueta Mediumsimilar widths (26.2 units)
- Enriqueta Regularsimilar widths (26.4 units)
- Source Serif Pro Lightsimilar widths (27.8 units)
- Enriqueta SemiBoldsimilar widths (28.1 units)
- Cactus Classical Serif Regularsimilar widths (28.3 units)
- Sura Regularsimilar widths (28.3 units)
- Source Serif Pro ExtraLightsimilar widths (28.5 units)
- Source Serif Pro Regularsimilar widths (28.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Poly 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 Poly Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Poly Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Poly styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Poly Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Enriqueta Medium has the closest letter widths to Poly Regular: similar widths, a mean difference of 26.2 units per 1000 em.
+Does Poly 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 Poly Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Poly font, and sets new letters in Poly Regular.
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