Cairo Black
Cairo Black is the weight 900 face of Cairo, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 502.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 594.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 217 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 554 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Cairo 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.
- Cairo Play Blackidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Cairo Play ExtraBoldnearly identical widths (4.5 units)
- Cairo Play Boldvery close widths (9.1 units)
- Sunflower Boldvery close widths (12.4 units)
- Titillium Web Blackvery close widths (12.6 units)
- Titillium Web Boldvery close widths (13.2 units)
- Sunflower Mediumsimilar widths (15.3 units)
- Titillium Web SemiBoldsimilar widths (16.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Cairo 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 Cairo Black from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Cairo Black itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Cairo styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Cairo Black?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Cairo Play Black has the closest letter widths to Cairo Black: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Cairo Black have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 554 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Cairo Black inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Cairo font, and sets new letters in Cairo Black.
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