Assistant SemiBold
Assistant SemiBold is the weight 600 face of Assistant, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 7% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 484.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 577 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Assistant SemiBold
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.
- Mada Mediumnearly identical widths (1.4 units)
- Source Sans 3 Mediumnearly identical widths (1.5 units)
- Varta Boldnearly identical widths (3.5 units)
- Varta SemiBoldnearly identical widths (3.7 units)
- Mada SemiBoldvery close widths (7.7 units)
- Source Sans Pro SemiBoldvery close widths (7.7 units)
- Source Sans 3 SemiBoldvery close widths (7.7 units)
- Varta Mediumvery close widths (8.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Assistant SemiBold
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 Assistant SemiBold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Assistant SemiBold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Assistant SemiBold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Mada Medium has the closest letter widths to Assistant SemiBold: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 1.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Assistant SemiBold 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 Assistant SemiBold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Assistant font, and sets new letters in Assistant SemiBold.
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