Karla Bold
Karla Bold is the weight 700 face of Karla, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 5% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 543.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 634.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 253 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Karla 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.
- Karmilla Boldnearly identical widths (2.9 units)
- Karmilla Regularloosely similar widths (33.1 units)
- Golos Text Regularloosely similar widths (35.4 units)
- National Park Boldloosely similar widths (36.6 units)
- PT Sans Caption Boldloosely similar widths (37.4 units)
- Averia Libre Boldloosely similar widths (37.5 units)
- National Park SemiBoldloosely similar widths (38 units)
- Doppio One Regularloosely similar widths (38.1 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Karla 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 Karla Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Karla Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Karla styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Karla Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Karmilla Bold has the closest letter widths to Karla Bold: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 2.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does Karla 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 Karla Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Karla font, and sets new letters in Karla Bold.
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