Roboto Serif Regular
Roboto Serif Regular is the weight 400 face of Roboto Serif, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 15% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 594.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 740.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 260 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 560 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 Roboto 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.
- Literata Boldsimilar widths (29.3 units)
- Literata SemiBoldloosely similar widths (31.5 units)
- Literata ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (33.9 units)
- Noto Serif SC SemiBoldloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
- Noto Serif JP SemiBoldloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
- Noto Serif TC SemiBoldloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
- Noto Serif HK SemiBoldloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
- Noto Serif KR SemiBoldloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Roboto 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 Roboto Serif Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Roboto Serif Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Roboto Serif styles
- Roboto Serif Thin Italic
- Roboto Serif Thin
- Roboto Serif ExtraLight Italic
- Roboto Serif ExtraLight
- Roboto Serif Light Italic
- Roboto Serif Light
- Roboto Serif Italic
- Roboto Serif Medium Italic
- Roboto Serif Medium
- Roboto Serif SemiBold Italic
- Roboto Serif SemiBold
- Roboto Serif Bold Italic
- Roboto Serif Bold
- Roboto Serif ExtraBold Italic
- Roboto Serif ExtraBold
- Roboto Serif Black Italic
- Roboto Serif Black
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Roboto Serif Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Literata Bold has the closest letter widths to Roboto Serif Regular: similar widths, a mean difference of 29.3 units per 1000 em.
+Does Roboto Serif Regular have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 560 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Roboto Serif Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Roboto Serif font, and sets new letters in Roboto Serif Regular.
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