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Philosopher Bold

Philosopher Bold is the weight 700 face of Philosopher, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical sans serif font.

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Philosopher Bold
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Measured metrics

Average lowercase letter width497.9 units per 1000 em
Average capital letter width639.2 units per 1000 em
Word space250 units per 1000 em
Digitsproportional (digit widths differ)
Spacingproportional
Width of i compared with m32%
Printable ASCII characters covered94 of 94
CategorySans serif

Fonts closest to Philosopher 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.

  1. El Messiri Boldidentical letter widths (0 units)
  2. El Messiri SemiBoldvery close widths (7.3 units)
  3. El Messiri Mediumvery close widths (13.3 units)
  4. ZCOOL XiaoWei Regularsimilar widths (17.9 units)
  5. El Messiri Regularsimilar widths (17.9 units)
  6. Averia Libre Regularsimilar widths (29.7 units)
  7. Averia Gruesa Libre Regularsimilar widths (29.8 units)
  8. Averia Libre Lightloosely similar widths (30.1 units)

Editing a PDF that uses Philosopher 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 Philosopher Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Philosopher Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.

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Questions people ask

+What font is closest to Philosopher Bold?

Among open fonts in the catalogue, El Messiri Bold has the closest letter widths to Philosopher Bold: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.

+Does Philosopher 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 Philosopher Bold inside a PDF?

Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Philosopher font, and sets new letters in Philosopher Bold.

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