Spectral Medium
Spectral Medium is the weight 500 face of Spectral, 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 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 SC Mediumidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Spectral SC Regularvery close widths (7.1 units)
- Spectral SC SemiBoldvery close widths (10.8 units)
- Spectral SC Lightsimilar widths (16 units)
- Spectral SC Boldsimilar widths (23.3 units)
- Spectral SC 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 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 Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Spectral Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Spectral styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Spectral Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Spectral SC Medium has the closest letter widths to Spectral Medium: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Spectral 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 Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Spectral font, and sets new letters in Spectral Medium.
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