Wittgenstein Medium
Wittgenstein Medium is the weight 500 face of Wittgenstein, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 527.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 675.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Wittgenstein 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.
- Frank Ruhl Libre ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
- IBM Plex Serif Lightloosely similar widths (32.6 units)
- Frank Ruhl Libre Blackloosely similar widths (32.8 units)
- IBM Plex Serif Regularloosely similar widths (33.1 units)
- Frank Ruhl Libre Boldloosely similar widths (33.2 units)
- Lato Blackloosely similar widths (33.4 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularloosely similar widths (34 units)
- Copse Regularloosely similar widths (34 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Wittgenstein 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 Wittgenstein Medium from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Wittgenstein Medium itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Wittgenstein styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Wittgenstein Medium?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Frank Ruhl Libre ExtraBold has the closest letter widths to Wittgenstein Medium: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 32.3 units per 1000 em.
+Does Wittgenstein Medium have tabular numbers?
No. Its digits have different widths, so numbers in columns do not align on their own.
+Can I type new text in Wittgenstein Medium inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Wittgenstein font, and sets new letters in Wittgenstein Medium.
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