Roboto Regular
Roboto Regular is the weight 400 face of Roboto, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 499.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 634.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 248.1 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 562 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Roboto 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.
- Heebo Regularnearly identical widths (3.1 units)
- Vazirmatn Regularnearly identical widths (3.2 units)
- Heebo Mediumvery close widths (6.9 units)
- Vazirmatn Lightvery close widths (7.5 units)
- Heebo Lightvery close widths (10 units)
- Vazirmatn Mediumvery close widths (10 units)
- Vazirmatn ExtraLightvery close widths (12 units)
- Heebo SemiBoldvery close widths (12.1 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Roboto 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 Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Roboto Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Roboto styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Roboto Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Heebo Regular has the closest letter widths to Roboto Regular: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 3.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Roboto Regular have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 562 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Roboto Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Roboto font, and sets new letters in Roboto Regular.
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