Argentum Sans
Argentum Sans is a sans serif font in 9 weights with italics. Its lowercase letters are 10% wider than the typical sans serif font. Last updated 15 May 2023.
Editing a PDF that uses Argentum Sans
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 Argentum Sans from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Argentum Sans itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 572.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 700.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 300 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 617 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 27% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Weights and styles
- Argentum Sans Thin Italic
- Argentum Sans Thin
- Argentum Sans ExtraLight Italic
- Argentum Sans ExtraLight
- Argentum Sans Light Italic
- Argentum Sans Light
- Argentum Sans Italic
- Argentum Sans Regular
- Argentum Sans Medium Italic
- Argentum Sans Medium
- Argentum Sans SemiBold Italic
- Argentum Sans SemiBold
- Argentum Sans Bold Italic
- Argentum Sans Bold
- Argentum Sans ExtraBold Italic
- Argentum Sans ExtraBold
- Argentum Sans Black Italic
- Argentum Sans Black
Open fonts closest to Argentum Sans
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.
- Alexandria Regularvery close widths (7.4 units)
- Montserrat Regularsimilar widths (29.3 units)
- Montserrat Underline Regularsimilar widths (29.3 units)
- Amiko Regularloosely similar widths (31.1 units)
- Gotu Regularloosely similar widths (35.6 units)
- Varela Round Regularloosely similar widths (35.6 units)
- Varela Regularloosely similar widths (36 units)
- Bricolage Grotesque Regularloosely similar widths (37.2 units)
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Questions people ask
+Can I edit a PDF that uses Argentum Sans?
Yes. Drop the PDF into MythosPDF and click the text. New letters are set in Argentum Sans itself, loaded from the open font, so the edit matches the rest of the page.
+Is Argentum Sans free to use?
Argentum Sans 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 Argentum Sans?
By measured letter widths, Alexandria is the closest match among open fonts (a mean difference of 7.4 units per 1000 em). Text set in one takes almost the same space in the other.
+Which languages does Argentum Sans support?
It includes these character sets: Latin.
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