VT323 Regular
VT323 Regular is the weight 400 face of VT323, a monospace family. Its lowercase letters are 33% narrower than the typical monospace font. Every letter has the same width.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 400 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 400 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 400 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 400 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | monospaced |
| Width of i compared with m | 100% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Monospace |
Fonts closest to VT323 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.
- Redacted Regularsimilar widths (28.9 units)
- Bebas Neue Regularloosely similar widths (56.8 units)
- Smokum Regularloosely similar widths (69.9 units)
- Libre Barcode 128 Regularloosely similar widths (70 units)
- Libre Barcode 128 Text Regularloosely similar widths (70 units)
- Hi Melody Regularloosely similar widths (70.1 units)
- Vina Sans Regularloosely similar widths (70.2 units)
- BBH Sans Bogle Regularloosely similar widths (70.6 units)
Editing a PDF that uses VT323 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 VT323 Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in VT323 Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to VT323 Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Redacted Regular has the closest letter widths to VT323 Regular: similar widths, a mean difference of 28.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does VT323 Regular have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 400 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in VT323 Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete VT323 font, and sets new letters in VT323 Regular.
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