Saira Medium
Saira Medium is the weight 500 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 | 529.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 650.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 241 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Saira 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.
- Saira Stencil Mediumidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Saira Stencil Regularvery close widths (7.2 units)
- Saira Stencil SemiBoldvery close widths (7.3 units)
- Saira Stencil Lightvery close widths (13.1 units)
- Saira Stencil Boldvery close widths (14.8 units)
- Saira Stencil ExtraLightsimilar widths (17.4 units)
- Saira Stencil Thinsimilar widths (20.6 units)
- Saira Stencil ExtraBoldsimilar widths (22.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Saira 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 Saira Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Saira Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Saira styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Saira Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Saira Stencil Medium has the closest letter widths to Saira Medium: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Saira 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 Saira Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Saira font, and sets new letters in Saira Medium.
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