Shippori Mincho Medium
Shippori Mincho Medium is the weight 500 face of Shippori Mincho, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 5% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 545.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 750.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 256 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Shippori Mincho 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.
- Shippori Mincho B1 Mediumidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Shippori Mincho B1 SemiBoldvery close widths (11.6 units)
- Shippori Mincho B1 Regularvery close widths (12 units)
- Shippori Mincho B1 Boldsimilar widths (23.5 units)
- Shippori Mincho B1 ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (35.2 units)
- Bagnard Regularloosely similar widths (40.2 units)
- Noto Serif TC Mediumloosely similar widths (41.1 units)
- Noto Serif KR Mediumloosely similar widths (41.1 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Shippori Mincho 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 Shippori Mincho Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Shippori Mincho Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Shippori Mincho styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Shippori Mincho Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Shippori Mincho B1 Medium has the closest letter widths to Shippori Mincho Medium: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Shippori Mincho 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 Shippori Mincho Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Shippori Mincho font, and sets new letters in Shippori Mincho Medium.
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