Play Bold
Play Bold is the weight 700 face of Play, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 3% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 536.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 659.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 230 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 580 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Play 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.
- Oxanium Boldsimilar widths (20.1 units)
- Oxanium SemiBoldsimilar widths (20.3 units)
- Oxanium Mediumsimilar widths (22.5 units)
- Oxanium ExtraBoldsimilar widths (24.9 units)
- Oxanium Regularsimilar widths (25.4 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Boldsimilar widths (27.1 units)
- Ubuntu Mediumsimilar widths (27.2 units)
- Ubuntu Boldsimilar widths (27.6 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Play 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 Play Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Play Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Play styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Play Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Oxanium Bold has the closest letter widths to Play Bold: similar widths, a mean difference of 20.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Play Bold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 580 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Play Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Play font, and sets new letters in Play Bold.
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