Chivo Bold
Chivo Bold is the weight 700 face of Chivo, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 6% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 551.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 665.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 207 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 615 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Chivo 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.
- IBM Plex Sans Hebrew SemiBoldloosely similar widths (30.9 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Arabic SemiBoldloosely similar widths (30.9 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Thai Looped SemiBoldloosely similar widths (30.9 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Thai SemiBoldloosely similar widths (30.9 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Devanagari SemiBoldloosely similar widths (30.9 units)
- IBM Plex Sans KR SemiBoldloosely similar widths (30.9 units)
- IBM Plex Sans SemiBoldloosely similar widths (30.9 units)
- Anuphan SemiBoldloosely similar widths (31 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Chivo 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 Chivo Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Chivo Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Chivo styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Chivo Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, IBM Plex Sans Hebrew SemiBold has the closest letter widths to Chivo Bold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 30.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does Chivo Bold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 615 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Chivo Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Chivo font, and sets new letters in Chivo Bold.
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