Handjet Bold
Handjet Bold is the weight 700 face of Handjet, a display family. Its lowercase letters are 29% narrower than the typical display font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 373.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 397.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 176.5 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 411.8 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 27% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Fonts closest to Handjet 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.
- Pathway Gothic One Regularloosely similar widths (31.6 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Text Regularloosely similar widths (32.8 units)
- Barlow Condensed Lightloosely similar widths (32.9 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Display SemiBoldloosely similar widths (33.2 units)
- Yanone Kaffeesatz Regularloosely similar widths (33.4 units)
- Big Shoulders Inline Regularloosely similar widths (33.4 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Text Regularloosely similar widths (33.5 units)
- Barlow Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (33.6 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Handjet 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 Handjet Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Handjet Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Handjet styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Handjet Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Pathway Gothic One Regular has the closest letter widths to Handjet Bold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 31.6 units per 1000 em.
+Does Handjet Bold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 411.8 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Handjet Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Handjet font, and sets new letters in Handjet Bold.
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