EB Garamond ExtraBold
EB Garamond ExtraBold is the weight 800 face of EB Garamond, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 5% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 490 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 691.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 245 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 540 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 38% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to EB Garamond ExtraBold
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 Serif Libre Lightloosely similar widths (32.4 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Regularloosely similar widths (33 units)
- Ysabeau Office Blackloosely similar widths (35.9 units)
- Ysabeau Office ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (36.1 units)
- STIX Two Text Mediumloosely similar widths (36.3 units)
- Ruwudu Mediumloosely similar widths (36.6 units)
- Ruwudu SemiBoldloosely similar widths (37.2 units)
- Newsreader Regularloosely similar widths (37.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses EB Garamond ExtraBold
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 ExtraBold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in EB Garamond ExtraBold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to EB Garamond ExtraBold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Averia Serif Libre Light has the closest letter widths to EB Garamond ExtraBold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 32.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does EB Garamond ExtraBold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 540 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in EB Garamond ExtraBold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete EB Garamond font, and sets new letters in EB Garamond ExtraBold.
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