Open Sans ExtraBold
Open Sans ExtraBold is the weight 800 face of Open Sans, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 14% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 590.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 681 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 259.8 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 585.9 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 Open Sans ExtraBold
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.
- Noto Sans Ethiopic Blacknearly identical widths (1.5 units)
- Noto Sans Thai Blacknearly identical widths (1.5 units)
- Noto Sans Arabic Blacknearly identical widths (1.5 units)
- Noto Sans Armenian Blacknearly identical widths (1.5 units)
- Noto Sans Thaana Blacknearly identical widths (1.5 units)
- Noto Sans Cham Blacknearly identical widths (1.5 units)
- Noto Sans Gujarati Blacknearly identical widths (1.5 units)
- Noto Sans Georgian Blacknearly identical widths (1.5 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Open Sans ExtraBold
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 Open Sans ExtraBold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Open Sans ExtraBold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Open Sans styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Open Sans ExtraBold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Noto Sans Ethiopic Black has the closest letter widths to Open Sans ExtraBold: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 1.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Open Sans ExtraBold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 585.9 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Open Sans ExtraBold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Open Sans font, and sets new letters in Open Sans ExtraBold.
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