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Source Sans 3 Bold

Source Sans 3 Bold is the weight 700 face of Source Sans 3, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.

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Source Sans 3 Bold
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Measured metrics

Average lowercase letter width508 units per 1000 em
Average capital letter width596.3 units per 1000 em
Word space200 units per 1000 em
Digitstabular (every digit is 528 units wide, so columns of numbers line up)
Spacingproportional
Width of i compared with m32%
Printable ASCII characters covered94 of 94
CategorySans serif

Fonts closest to Source Sans 3 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.

  1. Source Sans Pro Boldidentical letter widths (0 units)
  2. Mada Boldidentical letter widths (0.1 units)
  3. Mada ExtraBoldvery close widths (5.4 units)
  4. Assistant Boldvery close widths (5.6 units)
  5. Akatab ExtraBoldvery close widths (8.9 units)
  6. Tirra ExtraBoldvery close widths (8.9 units)
  7. Akatab Boldvery close widths (9.9 units)
  8. Tirra Boldvery close widths (9.9 units)

Editing a PDF that uses Source Sans 3 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 Source Sans 3 Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Source Sans 3 Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.

Other Source Sans 3 styles

Questions people ask

+What font is closest to Source Sans 3 Bold?

Among open fonts in the catalogue, Source Sans Pro Bold has the closest letter widths to Source Sans 3 Bold: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.

+Does Source Sans 3 Bold have tabular numbers?

Yes. All ten digits are 528 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.

+Can I type new text in Source Sans 3 Bold inside a PDF?

Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Source Sans 3 font, and sets new letters in Source Sans 3 Bold.

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