Spectral SC Regular
Spectral SC Regular is the weight 400 face of Spectral SC, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 502.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 707.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 500 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Spectral SC 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.
- Spectral Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Spectral Mediumvery close widths (7.1 units)
- Spectral Lightvery close widths (9.6 units)
- Spectral SemiBoldsimilar widths (17.9 units)
- Spectral ExtraLightsimilar widths (23.4 units)
- Spectral Boldloosely similar widths (30.4 units)
- Martel Sans ExtraLightloosely similar widths (35.8 units)
- Libertinus Serif Boldloosely similar widths (37.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Spectral SC 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 Spectral SC Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Spectral SC Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Spectral SC styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Spectral SC Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Spectral Regular has the closest letter widths to Spectral SC Regular: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Spectral SC Regular have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 500 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Spectral SC Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Spectral SC font, and sets new letters in Spectral SC Regular.
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