Balsamiq Sans Bold
Balsamiq Sans Bold is the weight 700 face of Balsamiq Sans, a display family. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical display font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 502.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 662.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 270 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Fonts closest to Balsamiq Sans 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.
- Zalando Sans ExtraLightloosely similar widths (36.1 units)
- Overpass Regularloosely similar widths (36.5 units)
- Zalando Sans Lightloosely similar widths (36.7 units)
- Overpass Lightloosely similar widths (36.9 units)
- Overpass Mediumloosely similar widths (37.5 units)
- Overpass ExtraLightloosely similar widths (38.5 units)
- Figtree Mediumloosely similar widths (39.4 units)
- Zalando Sans Regularloosely similar widths (39.5 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Balsamiq Sans 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. MythosPDF recognises Balsamiq Sans Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Balsamiq Sans Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Balsamiq Sans styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Balsamiq Sans Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Zalando Sans ExtraLight has the closest letter widths to Balsamiq Sans Bold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 36.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Balsamiq Sans Bold 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 Balsamiq Sans Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Balsamiq Sans font, and sets new letters in Balsamiq Sans Bold.
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