Song Myung Regular
Song Myung Regular is the weight 400 face of Song Myung, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 501.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 627.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 226 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 493 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 93 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Song Myung 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.
- Source Serif Pro Regularvery close widths (13.3 units)
- Cactus Classical Serif Regularvery close widths (13.7 units)
- Source Serif Pro Lightvery close widths (14.6 units)
- Source Serif Pro ExtraLightsimilar widths (17.1 units)
- Source Serif Pro SemiBoldsimilar widths (17.4 units)
- DM Serif Text Regularsimilar widths (18.7 units)
- DM Serif Display Regularsimilar widths (20 units)
- Labrada Mediumsimilar widths (26 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Song Myung 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 Song Myung Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Song Myung Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Song Myung Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Source Serif Pro Regular has the closest letter widths to Song Myung Regular: very close widths, a mean difference of 13.3 units per 1000 em.
+Does Song Myung Regular have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 493 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Song Myung Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Song Myung font, and sets new letters in Song Myung Regular.
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