PT Serif Regular
PT Serif Regular is the weight 400 face of PT Serif, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 502.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 644.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 243 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 533 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to PT Serif 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.
- Averia Gruesa Libre Regularsimilar widths (25.5 units)
- Averia Libre Regularsimilar widths (25.9 units)
- Song Myung Regularsimilar widths (26.9 units)
- Source Serif Pro SemiBoldsimilar widths (27.1 units)
- Source Serif Pro Regularsimilar widths (27.4 units)
- Averia Libre Lightsimilar widths (27.7 units)
- Averia Libre Boldsimilar widths (28.3 units)
- Cactus Classical Serif Regularsimilar widths (28.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses PT Serif 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 Serif Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in PT Serif Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other PT Serif styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to PT Serif Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Averia Gruesa Libre Regular has the closest letter widths to PT Serif Regular: similar widths, a mean difference of 25.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does PT Serif Regular have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 533 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in PT Serif Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete PT Serif font, and sets new letters in PT Serif Regular.
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