Geist Black
Geist Black is the weight 900 face of Geist, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 17% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 608.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 715.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 214 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Geist 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.
- Geist Sans Blackvery close widths (9.8 units)
- Geist Sans ExtraBoldvery close widths (14.5 units)
- Geist Sans Boldsimilar widths (23.3 units)
- Rubik ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (32.5 units)
- Geist Sans SemiBoldloosely similar widths (34 units)
- Rubik Broken Fax Regularloosely similar widths (35.1 units)
- Rubik Maps Regularloosely similar widths (35.1 units)
- Rubik Lines Regularloosely similar widths (35.1 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Geist 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 Geist Black from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Geist Black itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Geist Black?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Geist Sans Black has the closest letter widths to Geist Black: very close widths, a mean difference of 9.8 units per 1000 em.
+Does Geist 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 Geist Black inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Geist font, and sets new letters in Geist Black.
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