Solway Medium
Solway Medium is the weight 500 face of Solway, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 9% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 565.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 700.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 278 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 Solway 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.
- Work Sans ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (34.1 units)
- Adwaita Sans Boldloosely similar widths (34.4 units)
- Work Sans Blackloosely similar widths (34.7 units)
- Inter Boldloosely similar widths (34.7 units)
- Adwaita Sans SemiBoldloosely similar widths (35 units)
- Work Sans Boldloosely similar widths (35.1 units)
- Inter SemiBoldloosely similar widths (35.3 units)
- TikTok Sans Boldloosely similar widths (35.5 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Solway 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 Solway Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Solway Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Solway styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Solway Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Work Sans ExtraBold has the closest letter widths to Solway Medium: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 34.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Solway 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 Solway Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Solway font, and sets new letters in Solway Medium.
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