Young Serif Regular
Young Serif Regular is the weight 400 face of Young Serif, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 12% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 579 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 783.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Young Serif 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.
- BioRhyme Regularloosely similar widths (42.7 units)
- BioRhyme Mediumloosely similar widths (42.7 units)
- Literata Boldloosely similar widths (42.8 units)
- BioRhyme Lightloosely similar widths (43.3 units)
- BioRhyme SemiBoldloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
- Literata SemiBoldloosely similar widths (43.6 units)
- BioRhyme Boldloosely similar widths (44.3 units)
- BioRhyme ExtraLightloosely similar widths (44.5 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Young Serif 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 Young Serif Regular from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Young Serif Regular itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Young Serif Regular?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, BioRhyme Regular has the closest letter widths to Young Serif Regular: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 42.7 units per 1000 em.
+Does Young Serif Regular 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 Young Serif Regular inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Young Serif font, and sets new letters in Young Serif Regular.
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