Cardo Bold
Cardo Bold is the weight 700 face of Cardo, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 527.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 755.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 268.6 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 512.2 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Cardo 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.
- Jomolhari Regularloosely similar widths (42 units)
- Rosarivo Regularloosely similar widths (43.1 units)
- Spectral SC Mediumloosely similar widths (45.5 units)
- Spectral Mediumloosely similar widths (45.5 units)
- Libre Caslon Text Regularloosely similar widths (45.9 units)
- Spectral SC SemiBoldloosely similar widths (46.4 units)
- Spectral SemiBoldloosely similar widths (46.4 units)
- Libertinus Sans Boldloosely similar widths (46.5 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Cardo 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 Cardo Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Cardo Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Cardo styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Cardo Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Jomolhari Regular has the closest letter widths to Cardo Bold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 42 units per 1000 em.
+Does Cardo Bold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 512.2 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Cardo Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Cardo font, and sets new letters in Cardo Bold.
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