Roboto Bold
Roboto Bold is the weight 700 face of Roboto, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 507.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 641.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 248.5 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 573.7 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Roboto 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.
- Vazirmatn Boldnearly identical widths (1.6 units)
- Vazirmatn SemiBoldnearly identical widths (4.1 units)
- Heebo Boldnearly identical widths (4.2 units)
- Vazirmatn ExtraBoldnearly identical widths (4.8 units)
- Vazirmatn Mediumvery close widths (6.9 units)
- Heebo SemiBoldvery close widths (7.3 units)
- Vazirmatn Blackvery close widths (7.9 units)
- Heebo ExtraBoldvery close widths (8.1 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Roboto 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 Roboto Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Roboto Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Roboto styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Roboto Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Vazirmatn Bold has the closest letter widths to Roboto Bold: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 1.6 units per 1000 em.
+Does Roboto Bold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 573.7 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Roboto Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Roboto font, and sets new letters in Roboto Bold.
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