Host Grotesk ExtraBold
Host Grotesk ExtraBold is the weight 800 face of Host Grotesk, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 520.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 638.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 307 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 650 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 24% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Host Grotesk ExtraBold
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.
- Rethink Sans SemiBoldloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- Rethink Sans Mediumloosely similar widths (31.2 units)
- Rethink Sans Boldloosely similar widths (33.8 units)
- TASA Orbiter SemiBoldloosely similar widths (34.5 units)
- TASA Orbiter Boldloosely similar widths (34.5 units)
- Rethink Sans Regularloosely similar widths (35 units)
- DM Sans Mediumloosely similar widths (35 units)
- Miranda Sans Regularloosely similar widths (35.1 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Host Grotesk ExtraBold
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 Host Grotesk ExtraBold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Host Grotesk ExtraBold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Host Grotesk styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Host Grotesk ExtraBold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Rethink Sans SemiBold has the closest letter widths to Host Grotesk ExtraBold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 30.6 units per 1000 em.
+Does Host Grotesk ExtraBold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 650 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Host Grotesk ExtraBold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Host Grotesk font, and sets new letters in Host Grotesk ExtraBold.
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