Alan Sans Bold
Alan Sans Bold is the weight 700 face of Alan Sans, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 4% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 541 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 687.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 252 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Alan Sans Bold
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.
- Public Sans Boldsimilar widths (28.5 units)
- Varela Regularsimilar widths (29 units)
- Golos Text Boldsimilar widths (29.1 units)
- Metropolis SemiBoldsimilar widths (29.1 units)
- Varela Round Regularsimilar widths (29.2 units)
- Golos Text SemiBoldsimilar widths (29.2 units)
- Public Sans SemiBoldsimilar widths (29.7 units)
- Wix Madefor Text Boldloosely similar widths (30.1 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Alan Sans Bold
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 Alan Sans Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Alan Sans Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Alan Sans styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Alan Sans Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Public Sans Bold has the closest letter widths to Alan Sans Bold: similar widths, a mean difference of 28.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Alan Sans Bold 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 Alan Sans Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Alan Sans font, and sets new letters in Alan Sans Bold.
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