Lato Black
Lato Black is the weight 900 face of Lato, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 523.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 678.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 193 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 580 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Lato 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.
- Aleo Regularsimilar widths (23.5 units)
- Aleo Mediumsimilar widths (23.6 units)
- Aleo SemiBoldsimilar widths (24.8 units)
- Aleo Boldsimilar widths (27.2 units)
- Aleo Lightsimilar widths (28.9 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Boldsimilar widths (29.1 units)
- Ubuntu Mediumsimilar widths (29.1 units)
- Ubuntu Sans SemiBoldsimilar widths (29.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Lato 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 Lato Black from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Lato Black itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Lato Black?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Aleo Regular has the closest letter widths to Lato Black: similar widths, a mean difference of 23.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Lato Black have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 580 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Lato Black inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Lato font, and sets new letters in Lato Black.
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