Cambay Bold
Cambay Bold is the weight 700 face of Cambay, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 513.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 662.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 275 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Cambay 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.
- Averia Libre Boldloosely similar widths (34.4 units)
- Ysabeau ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (35.7 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (35.9 units)
- Averia Gruesa Libre Regularloosely similar widths (36.4 units)
- Ysabeau Blackloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
- Ysabeau Boldloosely similar widths (37.9 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Lightloosely similar widths (38.2 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularloosely similar widths (38.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Cambay 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 Cambay Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Cambay Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Cambay styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Cambay Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Averia Libre Bold has the closest letter widths to Cambay Bold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 34.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Cambay Bold 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 Cambay Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Cambay font, and sets new letters in Cambay Bold.
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