Padauk Bold
Padauk Bold is the weight 700 face of Padauk, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 466.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 603.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 508.8 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 496.1 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Padauk 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.
- Averia Sans Libre Lightloosely similar widths (45.4 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (46.5 units)
- Epunda Sans ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (46.8 units)
- Epunda Sans Blackloosely similar widths (47.1 units)
- Epunda Sans Boldloosely similar widths (47.2 units)
- Zen Maru Gothic Mediumloosely similar widths (47.6 units)
- Zen Kaku Gothic Antique Mediumloosely similar widths (48 units)
- Zen Kaku Gothic New Mediumloosely similar widths (48 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Padauk 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 Padauk Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Padauk Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Padauk styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Padauk Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Averia Sans Libre Light has the closest letter widths to Padauk Bold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 45.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Padauk Bold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 496.1 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Padauk Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Padauk font, and sets new letters in Padauk Bold.
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