Jost SemiBold
Jost SemiBold is the weight 600 face of Jost, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 505.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 659.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 300 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Jost SemiBold
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.
- TikTok Sans Lightloosely similar widths (40.6 units)
- Klee One Regularloosely similar widths (40.8 units)
- Istok Web Boldloosely similar widths (40.8 units)
- TikTok Sans Regularloosely similar widths (41 units)
- Geologica ExtraLightloosely similar widths (41.1 units)
- Klee One SemiBoldloosely similar widths (41.2 units)
- Fusion Kai J Regularloosely similar widths (41.2 units)
- Zalando Sans Lightloosely similar widths (41.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Jost SemiBold
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 Jost SemiBold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Jost SemiBold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Jost styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Jost SemiBold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, TikTok Sans Light has the closest letter widths to Jost SemiBold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 40.6 units per 1000 em.
+Does Jost SemiBold have tabular numbers?
No. Its digits have different widths, so numbers in columns do not align on their own.
+Can I type new text in Jost SemiBold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Jost font, and sets new letters in Jost SemiBold.
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