PT Serif Bold
PT Serif Bold is the weight 700 face of PT Serif, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 5% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 542.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 682.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 270 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 565 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to PT Serif 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 Serif Libre Boldsimilar widths (25.2 units)
- Noto Serif Tibetan Mediumsimilar widths (27.7 units)
- Source Serif 4 SemiBoldsimilar widths (28.2 units)
- Noto Serif Tibetan Regularsimilar widths (28.6 units)
- Source Serif Pro Blacksimilar widths (28.7 units)
- Source Serif 4 Mediumsimilar widths (28.8 units)
- Source Serif Pro Boldsimilar widths (29.2 units)
- Vollkorn Boldsimilar widths (29.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses PT Serif 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 Serif Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in PT Serif Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other PT Serif styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to PT Serif Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Averia Serif Libre Bold has the closest letter widths to PT Serif Bold: similar widths, a mean difference of 25.2 units per 1000 em.
+Does PT Serif Bold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 565 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in PT Serif Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete PT Serif font, and sets new letters in PT Serif Bold.
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