Sail Regular
Sail Regular is the weight 400 face of Sail, a display family. Its lowercase letters are 16% narrower than the typical display font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 439.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 887.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 213 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Fonts closest to Sail 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.
- UnifrakturMaguntia Regularloosely similar widths (88 units)
- Twinkle Star Regularloosely similar widths (91.7 units)
- Srisakdi Regularloosely similar widths (96.8 units)
- Niconne Regularloosely similar widths (97.8 units)
- Neonderthaw Regularloosely similar widths (98.4 units)
- Jacquarda Bastarda 9 Regularloosely similar widths (100.5 units)
- My Soul Regularloosely similar widths (101.3 units)
- Jacquarda Bastarda 9 Charted Regularloosely similar widths (101.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Sail 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 Sail Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Sail Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Sail Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, UnifrakturMaguntia Regular has the closest letter widths to Sail Regular: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 88 units per 1000 em.
+Does Sail 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 Sail Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Sail font, and sets new letters in Sail Regular.
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