Special Gothic Medium
Special Gothic Medium is the weight 500 face of Special Gothic, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 496.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 634.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 204 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Special Gothic 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.
- Cabin Boldsimilar widths (28 units)
- Radio Canada Big Mediumsimilar widths (28.2 units)
- Radio Canada Big Regularsimilar widths (28.4 units)
- Radio Canada Big SemiBoldsimilar widths (29.7 units)
- Cabin SemiBoldsimilar widths (29.7 units)
- Reddit Sans Regularloosely similar widths (30.5 units)
- Pontano Sans SemiBoldloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- Reddit Sans Lightloosely similar widths (30.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Special Gothic 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 Special Gothic Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Special Gothic Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Special Gothic styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Special Gothic Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Cabin Bold has the closest letter widths to Special Gothic Medium: similar widths, a mean difference of 28 units per 1000 em.
+Does Special Gothic 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 Special Gothic Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Special Gothic font, and sets new letters in Special Gothic Medium.
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