PT Sans Bold
PT Sans Bold is the weight 700 face of PT Sans, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 7% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 481.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 591.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 253 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 567 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to PT Sans 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.
- Averia Sans Libre Regularsimilar widths (26.1 units)
- Signika Negative Regularsimilar widths (27.2 units)
- Signika Regularsimilar widths (27.3 units)
- Sunflower Mediumsimilar widths (27.4 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Lightsimilar widths (27.4 units)
- Signika Negative Mediumsimilar widths (27.6 units)
- Cairo Play Boldsimilar widths (27.7 units)
- Cairo Boldsimilar widths (27.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses PT Sans 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 PT Sans Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in PT Sans Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other PT Sans styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to PT Sans Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Averia Sans Libre Regular has the closest letter widths to PT Sans Bold: similar widths, a mean difference of 26.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does PT Sans Bold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 567 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in PT Sans Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete PT Sans font, and sets new letters in PT Sans Bold.
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