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Source Sans 3 Medium

Source Sans 3 Medium is the weight 500 face of Source Sans 3, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 7% narrower than the typical sans serif font.

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Source Sans 3 Medium
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Measured metrics

Average lowercase letter width483.3 units per 1000 em
Average capital letter width576 units per 1000 em
Word space200 units per 1000 em
Digitstabular (every digit is 505 units wide, so columns of numbers line up)
Spacingproportional
Width of i compared with m30%
Printable ASCII characters covered94 of 94
CategorySans serif

Fonts closest to Source Sans 3 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.

  1. Mada Mediumidentical letter widths (0.2 units)
  2. Assistant SemiBoldnearly identical widths (1.5 units)
  3. Varta SemiBoldnearly identical widths (2.3 units)
  4. Varta Boldnearly identical widths (3.7 units)
  5. Assistant Mediumvery close widths (6.6 units)
  6. Varta Mediumvery close widths (7.1 units)
  7. Mada SemiBoldvery close widths (8.2 units)
  8. Source Sans Pro SemiBoldvery close widths (8.3 units)

Editing a PDF that uses Source Sans 3 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 Source Sans 3 Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Source Sans 3 Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.

Other Source Sans 3 styles

Questions people ask

+What font is closest to Source Sans 3 Medium?

Among open fonts in the catalogue, Mada Medium has the closest letter widths to Source Sans 3 Medium: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0.2 units per 1000 em.

+Does Source Sans 3 Medium have tabular numbers?

Yes. All ten digits are 505 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.

+Can I type new text in Source Sans 3 Medium inside a PDF?

Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Source Sans 3 font, and sets new letters in Source Sans 3 Medium.

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