Shizuru Regular
Shizuru Regular is the weight 400 face of Shizuru, a display family. Its lowercase letters are 12% narrower than the typical display font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 459.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 647.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 1000 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 41% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Fonts closest to Shizuru 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.
- Risque Regularloosely similar widths (77.8 units)
- Darumadrop One Regularloosely similar widths (83.3 units)
- Spicy Rice Regularloosely similar widths (84.6 units)
- Miniver Regularloosely similar widths (85.9 units)
- Darker Grotesque Blackloosely similar widths (86.4 units)
- Darker Grotesque ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (87.5 units)
- Kavivanar Regularloosely similar widths (88.7 units)
- Tuffy Regularloosely similar widths (88.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Shizuru 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 Shizuru Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Shizuru Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Shizuru Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Risque Regular has the closest letter widths to Shizuru Regular: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 77.8 units per 1000 em.
+Does Shizuru 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 Shizuru Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Shizuru font, and sets new letters in Shizuru Regular.
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