Jost Black
Jost Black is the weight 900 face of Jost, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 7% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 557.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 727.5 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 Black
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 ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (41.2 units)
- TikTok Sans Blackloosely similar widths (41.3 units)
- Public Sans Blackloosely similar widths (42.9 units)
- TikTok Sans Boldloosely similar widths (43 units)
- Metropolis Blackloosely similar widths (44.1 units)
- Valley Sans Boldloosely similar widths (44.1 units)
- Valley Sans SemiBoldloosely similar widths (44.9 units)
- Metropolis ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (45 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Jost Black
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 Black from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Jost Black itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Jost styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Jost Black?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, TikTok Sans ExtraBold has the closest letter widths to Jost Black: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 41.2 units per 1000 em.
+Does Jost Black 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 Black inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Jost font, and sets new letters in Jost Black.
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