Alan Sans Black
Alan Sans Black is the weight 900 face of Alan Sans, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 8% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 560.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 701 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 260 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Alan Sans Black
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.
- Golos Text ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (31.8 units)
- Golos Text Blackloosely similar widths (32.1 units)
- Metropolis Boldloosely similar widths (33.3 units)
- Zalando Sans Boldloosely similar widths (33.9 units)
- Zalando Sans ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (34.4 units)
- Metropolis ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (34.4 units)
- Zalando Sans SemiBoldloosely similar widths (34.9 units)
- Golos Text Boldloosely similar widths (35.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Alan Sans Black
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 Black from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Alan Sans Black itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Alan Sans styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Alan Sans Black?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Golos Text ExtraBold has the closest letter widths to Alan Sans Black: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 31.8 units per 1000 em.
+Does Alan Sans Black 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 Black inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Alan Sans font, and sets new letters in Alan Sans Black.
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