Elsie Black
Elsie Black is the weight 900 face of Elsie, a display family. Its lowercase letters are 6% wider than the typical display font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 556.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 688.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 38% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Fonts closest to Elsie 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.
- Elsie Swash Caps Blackvery close widths (5.6 units)
- Source Serif 4 SemiBoldloosely similar widths (43.9 units)
- Source Serif 4 Mediumloosely similar widths (44.2 units)
- Source Serif 4 Regularloosely similar widths (45.4 units)
- Source Serif 4 Boldloosely similar widths (45.7 units)
- Elsie Swash Caps Regularloosely similar widths (46.2 units)
- Noto Serif SC Lightloosely similar widths (46.5 units)
- Noto Serif KR Lightloosely similar widths (46.5 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Elsie 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 Elsie Black from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Elsie Black itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Elsie styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Elsie Black?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Elsie Swash Caps Black has the closest letter widths to Elsie Black: very close widths, a mean difference of 5.6 units per 1000 em.
+Does Elsie 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 Elsie Black inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Elsie font, and sets new letters in Elsie Black.
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