Free alternatives to Verdana Bold
Verdana Bold is not an open font. These open fonts come closest by measured letter widths, the property that decides whether text keeps its line breaks when the font is swapped.
Closest open fonts to Verdana 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.
- DejaVu Sans Boldloosely similar widths (38.8 units)
- DejaVu Serif Boldloosely similar widths (52.9 units)
- Sarpanch Blackloosely similar widths (57.4 units)
- BIZ UDPGothic Boldloosely similar widths (60.4 units)
- M PLUS U Blackloosely similar widths (60.7 units)
- M PLUS U ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (63.5 units)
- Lemonada Boldloosely similar widths (63.7 units)
- Zalando Sans SemiExpanded Blackloosely similar widths (63.9 units)
- BIZ UDPGothic Regularloosely similar widths (64.3 units)
- Valley Sans Blackloosely similar widths (64.4 units)
Verdana Bold measured
| Average lowercase letter width | 637.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 764.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 341.8 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 710.9 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
Editing a PDF that uses Verdana 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. Verdana Bold is not freely available, so MythosPDF first uses every letter already embedded in your PDF. If a new letter is missing, it asks before using the closest open font listed here, and tells you which one it used.
Questions people ask
+What is the best free alternative to Verdana Bold?
By measured letter widths, DejaVu Sans Bold: loosely similar widths (38.8 units per 1000 em).
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Verdana Bold without having it installed?
Yes. MythosPDF first uses the letters already embedded in the PDF. For a missing letter it asks before using the closest open font.
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