Chivo Black
Chivo Black is the weight 900 face of Chivo, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 8% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 561 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 673.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 193 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 | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Chivo 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.
- Anuphan Boldloosely similar widths (32.8 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Devanagari Boldloosely similar widths (32.8 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Arabic Boldloosely similar widths (32.8 units)
- IBM Plex Sans KR Boldloosely similar widths (32.8 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Thai Looped Boldloosely similar widths (32.8 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Hebrew Boldloosely similar widths (32.8 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Thai Boldloosely similar widths (32.8 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Boldloosely similar widths (32.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Chivo 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 Chivo Black from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Chivo Black itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Chivo styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Chivo Black?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Anuphan Bold has the closest letter widths to Chivo Black: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 32.8 units per 1000 em.
+Does Chivo Black 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 Black inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Chivo font, and sets new letters in Chivo Black.
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