EB Garamond SemiBold
EB Garamond SemiBold is the weight 600 face of EB Garamond, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 466.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 676.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 225 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 513 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to EB Garamond SemiBold
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.
- Ysabeau Office Regularloosely similar widths (30.5 units)
- Ysabeau Office Lightloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- Ysabeau Office Mediumloosely similar widths (30.7 units)
- Shafarik Regularloosely similar widths (31.2 units)
- Ysabeau Office ExtraLightloosely similar widths (31.2 units)
- Ysabeau Office SemiBoldloosely similar widths (31.4 units)
- STIX Two Text Regularloosely similar widths (31.6 units)
- Ysabeau Office Thinloosely similar widths (32 units)
Editing a PDF that uses EB Garamond SemiBold
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 EB Garamond SemiBold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in EB Garamond SemiBold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to EB Garamond SemiBold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Ysabeau Office Regular has the closest letter widths to EB Garamond SemiBold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 30.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does EB Garamond SemiBold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 513 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in EB Garamond SemiBold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete EB Garamond font, and sets new letters in EB Garamond SemiBold.
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