Puritan Regular
Puritan Regular is the weight 400 face of Puritan, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 467.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 538 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 272.5 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Puritan 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.
- Roboto Condensed Mediumloosely similar widths (40.2 units)
- Roboto Condensed SemiBoldloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
- Roboto Condensed Boldloosely similar widths (40.8 units)
- Rambla Regularloosely similar widths (42 units)
- Roboto Condensed ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (42.1 units)
- Roboto Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (42.1 units)
- Gafata Regularloosely similar widths (42.9 units)
- Strait Regularloosely similar widths (42.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Puritan 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 Puritan Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Puritan Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Puritan styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Puritan Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Roboto Condensed Medium has the closest letter widths to Puritan Regular: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 40.2 units per 1000 em.
+Does Puritan 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 Puritan Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Puritan font, and sets new letters in Puritan Regular.
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