Platypi Bold
Platypi Bold is the weight 700 face of Platypi, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 16% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 601 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 739.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 261 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Platypi 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.
- Alfa Slab One Regularloosely similar widths (36.9 units)
- Rye Regularloosely similar widths (37.3 units)
- Fraunces ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (39.8 units)
- Alexandria Blackloosely similar widths (40.2 units)
- Fraunces Blackloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
- Alexandria ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
- Montagu Slab Boldloosely similar widths (40.8 units)
- Montagu Slab SemiBoldloosely similar widths (41.1 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Platypi 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 Platypi Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Platypi Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Platypi styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Platypi Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Alfa Slab One Regular has the closest letter widths to Platypi Bold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 36.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does Platypi 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 Platypi Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Platypi font, and sets new letters in Platypi Bold.
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