Source Sans 3 ExtraBold
Source Sans 3 ExtraBold is the weight 800 face of Source Sans 3, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 514.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 601.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 534 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 33% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Source Sans 3 ExtraBold
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.
- Mada ExtraBoldnearly identical widths (1 units)
- Mada Blackvery close widths (6.3 units)
- Source Sans Pro Blackvery close widths (6.3 units)
- Source Sans Pro Boldvery close widths (6.4 units)
- Mada Boldvery close widths (6.4 units)
- Assistant ExtraBoldvery close widths (6.7 units)
- Akatab ExtraBoldvery close widths (8.8 units)
- Tirra ExtraBoldvery close widths (8.8 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Source Sans 3 ExtraBold
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 ExtraBold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Source Sans 3 ExtraBold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Source Sans 3 styles
- Source Sans 3 ExtraLight Italic
- Source Sans 3 ExtraLight
- Source Sans 3 Light Italic
- Source Sans 3 Light
- Source Sans 3 Italic
- Source Sans 3 Regular
- Source Sans 3 Medium Italic
- Source Sans 3 Medium
- Source Sans 3 SemiBold Italic
- Source Sans 3 SemiBold
- Source Sans 3 Bold Italic
- Source Sans 3 Bold
- Source Sans 3 ExtraBold Italic
- Source Sans 3 Black Italic
- Source Sans 3 Black
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Source Sans 3 ExtraBold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Mada ExtraBold has the closest letter widths to Source Sans 3 ExtraBold: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Source Sans 3 ExtraBold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 534 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Source Sans 3 ExtraBold 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 ExtraBold.
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