Spectral Regular
Spectral Regular is the weight 400 face of Spectral, 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 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 SC Regularidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Spectral SC Mediumvery close widths (7.1 units)
- Spectral SC Lightvery close widths (9.6 units)
- Spectral SC SemiBoldsimilar widths (17.9 units)
- Spectral SC ExtraLightsimilar widths (23.4 units)
- Spectral SC 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 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 Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Spectral Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Spectral styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Spectral Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Spectral SC Regular has the closest letter widths to Spectral Regular: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Spectral 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 Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Spectral font, and sets new letters in Spectral Regular.
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