Pliant Black
Pliant Black is the weight 900 face of Pliant, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 18% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 614.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 745.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 150 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Pliant Black
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.
- Mona Sans Blackloosely similar widths (41.5 units)
- Hubot Sans ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (42.3 units)
- Geist Blackloosely similar widths (44 units)
- Hubot Sans Boldloosely similar widths (44.3 units)
- Mona Sans ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (44.4 units)
- Geist Sans Blackloosely similar widths (45.1 units)
- Hubot Sans Blackloosely similar widths (46.2 units)
- Libre Franklin ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (46.6 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Pliant Black
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 Black from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Pliant Black itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Pliant styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Pliant Black?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Mona Sans Black has the closest letter widths to Pliant Black: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 41.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Pliant Black 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 Black inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Pliant font, and sets new letters in Pliant Black.
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