Ubuntu Regular
Ubuntu Regular is the weight 400 face of Ubuntu, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 512.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 638.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 231 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 564 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Ubuntu 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.
- Ubuntu Sans Mediumnearly identical widths (4.3 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Regularvery close widths (6.6 units)
- Ubuntu Sans SemiBoldvery close widths (11.1 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Lightvery close widths (12.8 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Boldsimilar widths (18.2 units)
- Ubuntu Sans ExtraLightsimilar widths (18.9 units)
- Oxanium Regularsimilar widths (22.7 units)
- Oxanium Mediumsimilar widths (23.1 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Ubuntu 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 Ubuntu Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Ubuntu Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Ubuntu styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Ubuntu Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Ubuntu Sans Medium has the closest letter widths to Ubuntu Regular: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 4.3 units per 1000 em.
+Does Ubuntu Regular have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 564 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Ubuntu Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Ubuntu font, and sets new letters in Ubuntu Regular.
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