Pliant Bold
Pliant Bold is the weight 700 face of Pliant, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 15% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 594.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 722.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 150 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Pliant 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.
- Geist ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (40.9 units)
- Mona Sans Blackloosely similar widths (41 units)
- Mona Sans ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (41.1 units)
- Kumbh Sans Blackloosely similar widths (41.9 units)
- Geist Sans ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (42.2 units)
- Libre Franklin SemiBoldloosely similar widths (42.2 units)
- Libre Franklin Boldloosely similar widths (42.2 units)
- Mona Sans Boldloosely similar widths (42.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Pliant 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 Pliant Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Pliant Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Pliant styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Pliant Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Geist ExtraBold has the closest letter widths to Pliant Bold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 40.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does Pliant 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 Pliant Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Pliant font, and sets new letters in Pliant Bold.
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