Cairo Bold
Cairo Bold is the weight 700 face of Cairo, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 491.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 590.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 218 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 556 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Cairo 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.
- Cairo Play Boldidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Cairo Play ExtraBoldnearly identical widths (4.6 units)
- Sunflower Mediumvery close widths (7.6 units)
- Titillium Web SemiBoldvery close widths (8.1 units)
- Cairo Play Blackvery close widths (9.1 units)
- Sunflower Boldvery close widths (9.2 units)
- Titillium Web Boldvery close widths (9.5 units)
- Cairo Play SemiBoldvery close widths (9.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Cairo 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 Cairo Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Cairo Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Cairo styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Cairo Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Cairo Play Bold has the closest letter widths to Cairo Bold: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Cairo Bold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 556 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Cairo Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Cairo font, and sets new letters in Cairo Bold.
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