Oswald Bold
Oswald Bold is the weight 700 face of Oswald, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 13% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 452.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 532.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 256 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 Oswald 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.
- Freeman Regularloosely similar widths (31.9 units)
- Francois One Regularloosely similar widths (33 units)
- Fira Sans Condensed SemiBoldloosely similar widths (33.9 units)
- Fira Sans Condensed Mediumloosely similar widths (34.1 units)
- Fira Sans Condensed Boldloosely similar widths (34.2 units)
- Fira Sans Condensed ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (35.4 units)
- Fira Sans Extra Condensed Blackloosely similar widths (36 units)
- Fira Sans Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (36.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Oswald 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 Oswald Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Oswald Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Oswald styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Oswald Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Freeman Regular has the closest letter widths to Oswald Bold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 31.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does Oswald 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 Oswald Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Oswald font, and sets new letters in Oswald Bold.
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