Roboto Black
Roboto Black is the weight 900 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 | 511.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 644.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 249 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 579.6 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Roboto 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.
- Vazirmatn Blacknearly identical widths (1.4 units)
- Vazirmatn ExtraBoldnearly identical widths (3.9 units)
- Heebo ExtraBoldvery close widths (5.9 units)
- Heebo Blackvery close widths (6.7 units)
- Vazirmatn Boldvery close widths (6.8 units)
- Heebo Boldvery close widths (9.6 units)
- Vazirmatn SemiBoldvery close widths (9.6 units)
- Vazirmatn Mediumvery close widths (12.5 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Roboto 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 Roboto Black from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Roboto Black itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Roboto styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Roboto Black?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Vazirmatn Black has the closest letter widths to Roboto Black: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 1.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Roboto Black have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 579.6 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Roboto Black inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Roboto font, and sets new letters in Roboto Black.
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