Petrona Black
Petrona Black is the weight 900 face of Petrona, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 8% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 559.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 685.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 211 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 40% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Petrona 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.
- Pitagon Serif Blackidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Pitagon Serif ExtraBoldvery close widths (14.8 units)
- Pitagon Serif Boldsimilar widths (25.4 units)
- Volkhov Regularloosely similar widths (31.6 units)
- Volkhov Boldloosely similar widths (32.9 units)
- Pitagon Serif SemiBoldloosely similar widths (33.3 units)
- Source Serif 4 Boldloosely similar widths (35.3 units)
- Noto Serif JP Regularloosely similar widths (35.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Petrona 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 Petrona Black from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Petrona Black itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Petrona styles
- Petrona Thin Italic
- Petrona Thin
- Petrona ExtraLight Italic
- Petrona ExtraLight
- Petrona Light Italic
- Petrona Light
- Petrona Italic
- Petrona Regular
- Petrona Medium Italic
- Petrona Medium
- Petrona SemiBold Italic
- Petrona SemiBold
- Petrona Bold Italic
- Petrona Bold
- Petrona ExtraBold Italic
- Petrona ExtraBold
- Petrona Black Italic
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Petrona Black?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Pitagon Serif Black has the closest letter widths to Petrona Black: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Petrona Black 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 Petrona Black inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Petrona font, and sets new letters in Petrona Black.
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