Gothic A1 Thin
Gothic A1 Thin is the weight 100 face of Gothic A1, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 9% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 473.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 602.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 244.1 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 529.3 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Gothic A1 Thin
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.
- Signika Negative SemiBoldloosely similar widths (37 units)
- Signika SemiBoldloosely similar widths (37.2 units)
- Signika Negative Mediumloosely similar widths (37.3 units)
- Signika Mediumloosely similar widths (37.4 units)
- Signika Negative Boldloosely similar widths (37.8 units)
- Signika Regularloosely similar widths (38 units)
- Signika Boldloosely similar widths (38.2 units)
- Signika Negative Regularloosely similar widths (38.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Gothic A1 Thin
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 Gothic A1 Thin from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Gothic A1 Thin itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Gothic A1 styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Gothic A1 Thin?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Signika Negative SemiBold has the closest letter widths to Gothic A1 Thin: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 37 units per 1000 em.
+Does Gothic A1 Thin have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 529.3 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Gothic A1 Thin inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Gothic A1 font, and sets new letters in Gothic A1 Thin.
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