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Charis SIL Bold

Charis SIL Bold is the weight 700 face of Charis SIL, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 5% wider than the typical serif font.

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Charis SIL Bold
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Measured metrics

Average lowercase letter width542.5 units per 1000 em
Average capital letter width668.1 units per 1000 em
Word space293 units per 1000 em
Digitstabular (every digit is 586.9 units wide, so columns of numbers line up)
Spacingproportional
Width of i compared with m37%
Printable ASCII characters covered94 of 94
CategorySerif

Fonts closest to Charis SIL 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.

  1. Mingzat Regularloosely similar widths (49.3 units)
  2. Kaisei Tokumin ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (50.5 units)
  3. Kaisei HarunoUmi Boldloosely similar widths (50.5 units)
  4. Kaisei Tokumin Regularloosely similar widths (50.5 units)
  5. Kaisei Tokumin Mediumloosely similar widths (50.5 units)
  6. Kaisei Tokumin Boldloosely similar widths (50.5 units)
  7. Kaisei Decol Boldloosely similar widths (50.5 units)
  8. Kaisei Decol Regularloosely similar widths (50.5 units)

Editing a PDF that uses Charis SIL 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 Charis SIL Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Charis SIL Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.

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Questions people ask

+What font is closest to Charis SIL Bold?

Among open fonts in the catalogue, Mingzat Regular has the closest letter widths to Charis SIL Bold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 49.3 units per 1000 em.

+Does Charis SIL Bold have tabular numbers?

Yes. All ten digits are 586.9 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.

+Can I type new text in Charis SIL Bold inside a PDF?

Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Charis SIL font, and sets new letters in Charis SIL Bold.

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