Archivo Black
Archivo Black is a sans serif font in 1 weight. Its lowercase letters are 18% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 11 September 2025.
Editing a PDF that uses Archivo 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 Archivo Black from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Archivo Black itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 613.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 769.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 333 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 667 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
Languages beyond basic Latin
Open fonts closest to Archivo 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.
- Archivo Regularvery close widths (9.2 units)
- Reggae One Regularloosely similar widths (38.6 units)
- Train One Regularloosely similar widths (38.6 units)
- Gasoek One Regularloosely similar widths (44.2 units)
- Montagu Slab Regularloosely similar widths (45.1 units)
- Fahkwang Regularloosely similar widths (45.8 units)
- Montserrat Regularloosely similar widths (46.1 units)
- Montserrat Underline Regularloosely similar widths (46.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Archivo Black?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Archivo Black itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Archivo Black free to use?
Archivo Black is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, an open licence that allows free use in documents, including commercial ones. Check the licence text for your exact use.
+Which font is closest to Archivo Black?
By measured letter widths, Archivo is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 9.2 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Archivo Black support?
It includes these character sets: Latin, Central European.
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