IBM Plex Serif Bold
IBM Plex Serif Bold is the weight 700 face of IBM Plex Serif, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 10% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 567.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 712 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 232 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 600 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to IBM Plex Serif 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.
- Source Serif 4 Blacksimilar widths (26.2 units)
- Source Serif 4 ExtraBoldsimilar widths (26.3 units)
- Noto Serif HK SemiBoldsimilar widths (26.8 units)
- Noto Serif JP SemiBoldsimilar widths (26.8 units)
- Noto Serif SC SemiBoldsimilar widths (26.8 units)
- Noto Serif KR SemiBoldsimilar widths (26.8 units)
- Noto Serif TC SemiBoldsimilar widths (26.8 units)
- IBM Plex Sans JP Boldsimilar widths (27 units)
Editing a PDF that uses IBM Plex Serif 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 IBM Plex Serif Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in IBM Plex Serif Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other IBM Plex Serif styles
- IBM Plex Serif Thin Italic
- IBM Plex Serif Thin
- IBM Plex Serif ExtraLight Italic
- IBM Plex Serif ExtraLight
- IBM Plex Serif Light Italic
- IBM Plex Serif Light
- IBM Plex Serif Italic
- IBM Plex Serif Regular
- IBM Plex Serif Medium Italic
- IBM Plex Serif Medium
- IBM Plex Serif SemiBold Italic
- IBM Plex Serif SemiBold
- IBM Plex Serif Bold Italic
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to IBM Plex Serif Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Source Serif 4 Black has the closest letter widths to IBM Plex Serif Bold: similar widths, a mean difference of 26.2 units per 1000 em.
+Does IBM Plex Serif Bold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 600 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in IBM Plex Serif Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete IBM Plex Serif font, and sets new letters in IBM Plex Serif Bold.
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