Solway Bold
Solway Bold is the weight 700 face of Solway, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 11% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 575.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 703.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 281 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 35% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Solway 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.
- Work Sans Blackloosely similar widths (35.1 units)
- Work Sans ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (35.2 units)
- Google Sans Flex Blackloosely similar widths (36.1 units)
- REM Boldloosely similar widths (36.2 units)
- Adwaita Sans Boldloosely similar widths (36.4 units)
- Merriweather Boldloosely similar widths (36.8 units)
- Inter Boldloosely similar widths (36.8 units)
- Martel Boldloosely similar widths (37 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Solway 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 Solway Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Solway Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Solway styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Solway Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Work Sans Black has the closest letter widths to Solway Bold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 35.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Solway 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 Solway Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Solway font, and sets new letters in Solway Bold.
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