REM Black
REM Black is the weight 900 face of REM, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 15% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 597.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 736.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 315 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 REM 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.
- TikTok Sans Blackloosely similar widths (35.5 units)
- TikTok Sans ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (36.8 units)
- Solway ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (40 units)
- Metropolis Blackloosely similar widths (40.3 units)
- TikTok Sans Boldloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
- Work Sans Blackloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
- Adwaita Sans Blackloosely similar widths (40.5 units)
- Inter Blackloosely similar widths (40.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses REM 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 REM Black from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in REM Black itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other REM styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to REM Black?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, TikTok Sans Black has the closest letter widths to REM Black: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 35.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does REM 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 REM Black inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete REM font, and sets new letters in REM Black.
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