PT Sans Regular
PT Sans Regular is the weight 400 face of PT Sans, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 7% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 480.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 587.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 267 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 545 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to PT Sans 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.
- Mukta Vaani SemiBoldsimilar widths (27.1 units)
- Mukta Vaani Mediumsimilar widths (27.1 units)
- Mukta SemiBoldsimilar widths (27.1 units)
- Mukta Mediumsimilar widths (27.1 units)
- Signika Negative Lightsimilar widths (28.3 units)
- Signika Lightsimilar widths (28.4 units)
- Mukta Boldsimilar widths (28.9 units)
- Mukta Vaani Boldsimilar widths (28.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses PT Sans 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 PT Sans Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in PT Sans Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other PT Sans styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to PT Sans Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Mukta Vaani SemiBold has the closest letter widths to PT Sans Regular: similar widths, a mean difference of 27.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does PT Sans Regular have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 545 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in PT Sans Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete PT Sans font, and sets new letters in PT Sans Regular.
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