Pliant SemiBold
Pliant SemiBold is the weight 600 face of Pliant, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 11% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 575.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 699.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 150 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Pliant SemiBold
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.
- Kumbh Sans ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (38.1 units)
- Kumbh Sans Boldloosely similar widths (38.6 units)
- Libre Franklin Mediumloosely similar widths (39 units)
- Kumbh Sans Blackloosely similar widths (39.3 units)
- Libre Franklin SemiBoldloosely similar widths (39.5 units)
- Libre Franklin Regularloosely similar widths (40.1 units)
- Bricolage Grotesque ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (40.1 units)
- Bricolage Grotesque Boldloosely similar widths (40.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Pliant SemiBold
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 Pliant SemiBold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Pliant SemiBold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Pliant styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Pliant SemiBold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Kumbh Sans ExtraBold has the closest letter widths to Pliant SemiBold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 38.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Pliant SemiBold 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 Pliant SemiBold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Pliant font, and sets new letters in Pliant SemiBold.
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