REM Medium
REM Medium is the weight 500 face of REM, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 5% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 542.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 712.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 280 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to REM 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.
- Chiron GoRound TC Blacksimilar widths (29.3 units)
- Nunito Blacksimilar widths (29.3 units)
- Nunito Sans Blacksimilar widths (29.5 units)
- Chiron GoRound TC ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (30.2 units)
- Nunito ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (32 units)
- Nunito Sans ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (32.2 units)
- Chiron GoRound TC Boldloosely similar widths (32.5 units)
- Mulish Blackloosely similar widths (32.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses REM 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 REM Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in REM Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other REM styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to REM Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Chiron GoRound TC Black has the closest letter widths to REM Medium: similar widths, a mean difference of 29.3 units per 1000 em.
+Does REM 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 REM Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete REM font, and sets new letters in REM Medium.
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