Shafarik Regular
Shafarik Regular is the weight 400 face of Shafarik, a display family. Its lowercase letters are 12% narrower than the typical display font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 460.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 651.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 325 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 Shafarik 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.
- EB Garamond Mediumsimilar widths (29.2 units)
- Crimson Text Regularsimilar widths (29.8 units)
- Buenard Regularloosely similar widths (30.3 units)
- Buenard Mediumloosely similar widths (30.7 units)
- Benne Regularloosely similar widths (30.9 units)
- EB Garamond SemiBoldloosely similar widths (31.2 units)
- Buenard SemiBoldloosely similar widths (32.1 units)
- EB Garamond Regularloosely similar widths (32.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Shafarik 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 Shafarik Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Shafarik Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Shafarik Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, EB Garamond Medium has the closest letter widths to Shafarik Regular: similar widths, a mean difference of 29.2 units per 1000 em.
+Does Shafarik 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 Shafarik Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Shafarik font, and sets new letters in Shafarik Regular.
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