DejaVu Serif Bold
DejaVu Serif Bold is the weight 700 face of DejaVu Serif, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 21% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 626.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 802.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 348.1 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 695.8 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 DejaVu Serif 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.
- DejaVu Sans Boldsimilar widths (25.5 units)
- BIZ UDPMincho Boldloosely similar widths (53.2 units)
- BIZ UDPGothic Boldloosely similar widths (54.5 units)
- BIZ UDPMincho Regularloosely similar widths (55 units)
- BIZ UDPGothic Regularloosely similar widths (55.8 units)
- DejaVu Math Regularloosely similar widths (56 units)
- Valley Sans Blackloosely similar widths (57.3 units)
- Quando Regularloosely similar widths (57.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses DejaVu Serif 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 DejaVu Serif Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in DejaVu Serif Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other DejaVu Serif styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to DejaVu Serif Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, DejaVu Sans Bold has the closest letter widths to DejaVu Serif Bold: similar widths, a mean difference of 25.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does DejaVu Serif Bold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 695.8 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in DejaVu Serif Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete DejaVu Serif font, and sets new letters in DejaVu Serif Bold.
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