Spectral SC Medium
Spectral SC Medium is the weight 500 face of Spectral SC, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 507.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 714 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 514 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 37% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Spectral SC 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.
- Spectral Mediumidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Spectral Regularvery close widths (7.1 units)
- Spectral SemiBoldvery close widths (10.8 units)
- Spectral Lightsimilar widths (16 units)
- Spectral Boldsimilar widths (23.3 units)
- Spectral ExtraLightsimilar widths (29.7 units)
- Libertinus Serif Boldloosely similar widths (34.4 units)
- Libertinus Sans Boldloosely similar widths (35.1 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Spectral SC 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 Spectral SC Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Spectral SC Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Spectral SC styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Spectral SC Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Spectral Medium has the closest letter widths to Spectral SC Medium: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Spectral SC Medium have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 514 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Spectral SC Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Spectral SC font, and sets new letters in Spectral SC Medium.
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