Gentium Book Basic Bold
Gentium Book Basic Bold is the weight 700 face of Gentium Book Basic, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 509.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 606.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 258.8 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 518.1 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Gentium Book Basic Bold
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.
- Gentium Book Plus Boldnearly identical widths (1.9 units)
- Gentium Plus Boldvery close widths (10.8 units)
- David Libre Boldsimilar widths (22.3 units)
- David Libre Mediumsimilar widths (28.6 units)
- Gentium Book Plus Regularsimilar widths (28.6 units)
- Averia Libre Lightloosely similar widths (30.3 units)
- Averia Gruesa Libre Regularloosely similar widths (30.4 units)
- Song Myung Regularloosely similar widths (30.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Gentium Book Basic Bold
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 Gentium Book Basic Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Gentium Book Basic Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Gentium Book Basic Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Gentium Book Plus Bold has the closest letter widths to Gentium Book Basic Bold: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 1.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does Gentium Book Basic Bold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 518.1 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Gentium Book Basic Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Gentium Book Basic font, and sets new letters in Gentium Book Basic Bold.
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