Varta Medium
Varta Medium is the weight 500 face of Varta, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 8% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 477.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 567.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 203.1 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 499.5 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Varta 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.
- Assistant Mediumnearly identical widths (2.2 units)
- Source Sans 3 Regularnearly identical widths (2.9 units)
- Mada Regularnearly identical widths (3 units)
- Source Sans Pro Regularnearly identical widths (3 units)
- Source Sans 3 Mediumvery close widths (7.1 units)
- Assistant Regularvery close widths (7.1 units)
- Mada Mediumvery close widths (7.2 units)
- Assistant SemiBoldvery close widths (8.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Varta 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 Varta Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Varta Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Varta Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Assistant Medium has the closest letter widths to Varta Medium: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 2.2 units per 1000 em.
+Does Varta Medium have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 499.5 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Varta Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Varta font, and sets new letters in Varta Medium.
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