Cairo SemiBold
Cairo SemiBold is the weight 600 face of Cairo, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 8% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 479 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 586.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 219 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 559 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 27% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Cairo 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.
- Cairo Play SemiBoldidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Cairo Play Mediumnearly identical widths (1.8 units)
- Cairo Play Regularnearly identical widths (3.7 units)
- Sunflower Lightnearly identical widths (4.2 units)
- Titillium Web Regularnearly identical widths (4.4 units)
- Titillium Web SemiBoldvery close widths (5.7 units)
- Sunflower Mediumvery close widths (5.8 units)
- Titillium Web Lightvery close widths (8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Cairo 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 Cairo SemiBold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Cairo SemiBold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Cairo SemiBold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Cairo Play SemiBold has the closest letter widths to Cairo SemiBold: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Cairo SemiBold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 559 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Cairo SemiBold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Cairo font, and sets new letters in Cairo SemiBold.
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