Roboto SemiBold
Roboto SemiBold is the weight 600 face of Roboto, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 3% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 505.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 639.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 248.5 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 571.3 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Roboto SemiBold
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.
- Vazirmatn SemiBoldnearly identical widths (1.9 units)
- Heebo SemiBoldnearly identical widths (4.4 units)
- Vazirmatn Mediumnearly identical widths (4.6 units)
- Vazirmatn Boldnearly identical widths (4.7 units)
- Heebo Boldvery close widths (6.3 units)
- Vazirmatn ExtraBoldvery close widths (7.9 units)
- Heebo Mediumvery close widths (8.7 units)
- Vazirmatn Blackvery close widths (11 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Roboto SemiBold
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 Roboto SemiBold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Roboto SemiBold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Roboto SemiBold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Vazirmatn SemiBold has the closest letter widths to Roboto SemiBold: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 1.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does Roboto SemiBold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 571.3 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Roboto SemiBold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Roboto font, and sets new letters in Roboto SemiBold.
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