Bitter Black
Bitter Black is the weight 900 face of Bitter, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 9% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 566 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 669.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 160 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Bitter Black
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 Serif Libre Boldloosely similar widths (30.1 units)
- Kadwa Boldloosely similar widths (30.4 units)
- Kadwa Regularloosely similar widths (30.5 units)
- Source Serif 4 SemiBoldloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- Martel Sans SemiBoldloosely similar widths (30.9 units)
- Source Serif Pro Blackloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
- Exo 2 ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (31.7 units)
- Source Serif 4 Mediumloosely similar widths (31.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Bitter Black
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 Bitter Black from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Bitter Black itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Bitter styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Bitter Black?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Averia Serif Libre Bold has the closest letter widths to Bitter Black: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 30.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Bitter Black 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 Bitter Black inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Bitter font, and sets new letters in Bitter Black.
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