Fraunces Black
Fraunces Black is the weight 900 face of Fraunces, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 15% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 595.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 762.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 203.5 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Fraunces 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.
- Bodoni Moda SC Blackloosely similar widths (34.1 units)
- Bodoni Moda Blackloosely similar widths (34.1 units)
- Montagu Slab Boldloosely similar widths (37.2 units)
- Bodoni Moda SC ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (38.3 units)
- Bodoni Moda ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (38.3 units)
- Montagu Slab SemiBoldloosely similar widths (38.8 units)
- Noto Serif HK Blackloosely similar widths (39 units)
- Noto Serif SC Blackloosely similar widths (39 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Fraunces 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 Fraunces Black from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Fraunces Black itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Fraunces styles
- Fraunces Thin Italic
- Fraunces Thin
- Fraunces ExtraLight Italic
- Fraunces ExtraLight
- Fraunces Light Italic
- Fraunces Light
- Fraunces Italic
- Fraunces Regular
- Fraunces Medium Italic
- Fraunces Medium
- Fraunces SemiBold Italic
- Fraunces SemiBold
- Fraunces Bold Italic
- Fraunces Bold
- Fraunces ExtraBold Italic
- Fraunces ExtraBold
- Fraunces Black Italic
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Fraunces Black?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Bodoni Moda SC Black has the closest letter widths to Fraunces Black: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 34.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Fraunces 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 Fraunces Black inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Fraunces font, and sets new letters in Fraunces Black.
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