Barlow SemiBold
Barlow SemiBold is the weight 600 face of Barlow, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 500.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 607.6 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 Barlow 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.
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (30 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Boldloosely similar widths (30.2 units)
- Anek Gujarati SemiBoldloosely similar widths (31.2 units)
- Anek Odia SemiBoldloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
- Anek Latin SemiBoldloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
- Anek Devanagari SemiBoldloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
- Anek Latin Boldloosely similar widths (31.4 units)
- Anek Odia Boldloosely similar widths (31.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Barlow 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 Barlow SemiBold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Barlow SemiBold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Barlow styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Barlow SemiBold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Averia Sans Libre Regular has the closest letter widths to Barlow SemiBold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 30 units per 1000 em.
+Does Barlow 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 Barlow SemiBold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Barlow font, and sets new letters in Barlow SemiBold.
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