David Libre Bold
David Libre Bold is the weight 700 face of David Libre, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 499.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 597 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 205.1 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 504.9 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to David Libre 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.
- Gentium Plus Boldsimilar widths (15.4 units)
- Gentium Book Plus Boldsimilar widths (21.2 units)
- Gentium Book Basic Boldsimilar widths (22.3 units)
- Song Myung Regularloosely similar widths (31.4 units)
- Gentium Book Plus Regularloosely similar widths (31.5 units)
- Gentium Book Basic Regularloosely similar widths (32.2 units)
- DM Serif Text Regularloosely similar widths (33.8 units)
- Namdhinggo ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (34 units)
Editing a PDF that uses David Libre 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 David Libre Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in David Libre Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to David Libre Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Gentium Plus Bold has the closest letter widths to David Libre Bold: similar widths, a mean difference of 15.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does David Libre Bold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 504.9 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in David Libre Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete David Libre font, and sets new letters in David Libre Bold.
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