Saira Regular
Saira Regular is the weight 400 face of Saira, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 526.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 650.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 235 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 Saira 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.
- Saira Stencil Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Saira Stencil Lightvery close widths (5.9 units)
- Saira Stencil Mediumvery close widths (7.2 units)
- Saira Stencil ExtraLightvery close widths (10.2 units)
- Saira Stencil Thinvery close widths (13.4 units)
- Saira Stencil SemiBoldvery close widths (14.4 units)
- Saira Stencil Boldsimilar widths (21.9 units)
- Public Sans Lightsimilar widths (28.6 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Saira 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 Saira Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Saira Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Saira styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Saira Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Saira Stencil Regular has the closest letter widths to Saira Regular: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Saira 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 Saira Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Saira font, and sets new letters in Saira Regular.
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