Quicksand Medium
Quicksand Medium is the weight 500 face of Quicksand, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 530.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 652.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 275 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 24% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Quicksand Medium
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.
- Lextrall Lightsimilar widths (26.1 units)
- Lexend Lightsimilar widths (26.1 units)
- Lexend Deca Lightsimilar widths (26.1 units)
- Readex Pro Lightsimilar widths (26.6 units)
- Readex Pro ExtraLightsimilar widths (28 units)
- Lexend Deca ExtraLightsimilar widths (28.5 units)
- Lextrall ExtraLightsimilar widths (28.5 units)
- Lexend ExtraLightsimilar widths (28.5 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Quicksand Medium
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 Quicksand Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Quicksand Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Quicksand styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Quicksand Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Lextrall Light has the closest letter widths to Quicksand Medium: similar widths, a mean difference of 26.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Quicksand Medium 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 Quicksand Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Quicksand font, and sets new letters in Quicksand Medium.
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