Ubuntu Medium
Ubuntu Medium is the weight 500 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 | 526 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 653.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 233 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 568 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Ubuntu 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.
- Ubuntu Sans SemiBoldvery close widths (5.6 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Boldvery close widths (9.1 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Mediumvery close widths (10.4 units)
- Ubuntu Sans ExtraBoldsimilar widths (16.7 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Regularsimilar widths (20.3 units)
- Oxanium SemiBoldsimilar widths (21.6 units)
- Oxanium Mediumsimilar widths (22.8 units)
- Oxanium Boldsimilar widths (23.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Ubuntu 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 Ubuntu Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Ubuntu Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Ubuntu styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Ubuntu Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Ubuntu Sans SemiBold has the closest letter widths to Ubuntu Medium: very close widths, a mean difference of 5.6 units per 1000 em.
+Does Ubuntu Medium have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 568 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Ubuntu Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Ubuntu font, and sets new letters in Ubuntu Medium.
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