Assistant ExtraBold
Assistant ExtraBold is the weight 800 face of Assistant, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 520.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 606.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Assistant ExtraBold
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 Blacknearly identical widths (0.5 units)
- Source Sans 3 Blacknearly identical widths (0.6 units)
- Source Sans Pro Blacknearly identical widths (0.6 units)
- Source Sans 3 ExtraBoldvery close widths (6.7 units)
- Mada ExtraBoldvery close widths (7.6 units)
- Akatab Blackvery close widths (9.2 units)
- Tirra Blackvery close widths (9.2 units)
- Akatab ExtraBoldvery close widths (12.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Assistant ExtraBold
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 ExtraBold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Assistant ExtraBold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Assistant styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Assistant ExtraBold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Mada Black has the closest letter widths to Assistant ExtraBold: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 0.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Assistant ExtraBold 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 ExtraBold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Assistant font, and sets new letters in Assistant ExtraBold.
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