Saira Bold
Saira Bold is the weight 700 face of Saira, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 4% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 537.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 651 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 253 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Saira 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.
- Saira Stencil Boldidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Saira Stencil ExtraBoldvery close widths (7.6 units)
- Saira Stencil SemiBoldvery close widths (7.6 units)
- Saira Stencil One Regularvery close widths (9.5 units)
- Saira Stencil Blackvery close widths (14.2 units)
- Saira Stencil Mediumvery close widths (14.8 units)
- Saira Stencil Regularsimilar widths (21.9 units)
- Saira Stencil Lightsimilar widths (27.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Saira 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 Saira Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Saira Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Saira styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Saira Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Saira Stencil Bold has the closest letter widths to Saira Bold: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Saira Bold 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 Saira Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Saira font, and sets new letters in Saira Bold.
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