Alkatra Bold
Alkatra Bold is the weight 700 face of Alkatra, a display family. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical display font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 508 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 621.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 580 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Fonts closest to Alkatra 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.
- Murecho Mediumloosely similar widths (32.1 units)
- Murecho SemiBoldloosely similar widths (33.2 units)
- Ancizar Serif ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
- Familjen Grotesk Boldloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
- Familjen Grotesk SemiBoldloosely similar widths (34.6 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (34.9 units)
- Averia Gruesa Libre Regularloosely similar widths (35 units)
- Alyamama ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (35 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Alkatra 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 Alkatra Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Alkatra Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Alkatra styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Alkatra Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Murecho Medium has the closest letter widths to Alkatra Bold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 32.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Alkatra Bold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 580 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Alkatra Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Alkatra font, and sets new letters in Alkatra Bold.
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