Spectral SemiBold
Spectral SemiBold is the weight 600 face of Spectral, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 514.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 723.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 536 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 SemiBold
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 SemiBoldidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Spectral SC Mediumvery close widths (10.8 units)
- Spectral SC Boldvery close widths (12.5 units)
- Spectral SC Regularsimilar widths (17.9 units)
- Spectral SC Lightsimilar widths (26.1 units)
- Spectral SC ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (32.1 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularloosely similar widths (34.5 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Lightloosely similar widths (34.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Spectral SemiBold
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 SemiBold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Spectral SemiBold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Spectral styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Spectral SemiBold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Spectral SC SemiBold has the closest letter widths to Spectral SemiBold: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Spectral SemiBold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 536 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Spectral SemiBold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Spectral font, and sets new letters in Spectral SemiBold.
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