Jost Bold
Jost Bold is the weight 700 face of Jost, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 523.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 683 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 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.
- TikTok Sans Mediumloosely similar widths (39 units)
- TikTok Sans Regularloosely similar widths (39.5 units)
- TikTok Sans SemiBoldloosely similar widths (39.9 units)
- Zalando Sans Mediumloosely similar widths (41.1 units)
- Zalando Sans SemiBoldloosely similar widths (41.5 units)
- Zalando Sans Regularloosely similar widths (41.8 units)
- Geologica Regularloosely similar widths (42.6 units)
- TikTok Sans Lightloosely similar widths (42.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Jost 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 Jost Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Jost Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Jost styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Jost Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, TikTok Sans Medium has the closest letter widths to Jost Bold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 39 units per 1000 em.
+Does Jost Bold 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 Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Jost font, and sets new letters in Jost Bold.
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