Darker Grotesque Black
Darker Grotesque Black is the weight 900 face of Darker Grotesque, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 12% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 455.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 580.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Darker Grotesque 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.
- Averia Sans Libre Lightloosely similar widths (37.4 units)
- Reddit Sans Condensed SemiBoldloosely similar widths (37.4 units)
- Reddit Sans Condensed Boldloosely similar widths (37.5 units)
- Saira Semi Condensed SemiBoldloosely similar widths (37.7 units)
- Saira Semi Condensed Boldloosely similar widths (37.9 units)
- Reddit Sans Condensed Mediumloosely similar widths (38.1 units)
- Tuffy Regularloosely similar widths (38.1 units)
- Reddit Sans Condensed ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (38.5 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Darker Grotesque 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 Darker Grotesque Black from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Darker Grotesque Black itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Darker Grotesque styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Darker Grotesque Black?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Averia Sans Libre Light has the closest letter widths to Darker Grotesque Black: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 37.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Darker Grotesque Black 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 Darker Grotesque Black inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Darker Grotesque font, and sets new letters in Darker Grotesque Black.
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