Platypi ExtraBold
Platypi ExtraBold is the weight 800 face of Platypi, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 19% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 613.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 751.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 260 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Platypi ExtraBold
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 (33.9 units)
- Rye Regularloosely similar widths (37.4 units)
- Fraunces Blackloosely similar widths (40.8 units)
- Montagu Slab Boldloosely similar widths (41.8 units)
- Alexandria Blackloosely similar widths (42.5 units)
- Fraunces ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (43.1 units)
- Argentum Sans Blackloosely similar widths (43.8 units)
- Montagu Slab SemiBoldloosely similar widths (44.1 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Platypi ExtraBold
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 ExtraBold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Platypi ExtraBold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Platypi styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Platypi ExtraBold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Alfa Slab One Regular has the closest letter widths to Platypi ExtraBold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 33.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does Platypi ExtraBold 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 ExtraBold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Platypi font, and sets new letters in Platypi ExtraBold.
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