Special Gothic Regular
Special Gothic Regular is the weight 400 face of Special Gothic, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 9% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 474.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 620.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 220 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 27% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Special Gothic 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.
- Cabin Mediumsimilar widths (28.4 units)
- Pontano Sans Lightsimilar widths (28.5 units)
- Pontano Sans Regularsimilar widths (28.6 units)
- Cabin SemiBoldsimilar widths (28.7 units)
- Cabin Regularsimilar widths (28.8 units)
- Pontano Sans Mediumsimilar widths (29.4 units)
- Cabin Boldloosely similar widths (30.7 units)
- Thasadith Boldloosely similar widths (30.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Special Gothic 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 Special Gothic Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Special Gothic Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Special Gothic styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Special Gothic Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Cabin Medium has the closest letter widths to Special Gothic Regular: similar widths, a mean difference of 28.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Special Gothic 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 Special Gothic Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Special Gothic font, and sets new letters in Special Gothic Regular.
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