Source Sans Pro Black
Source Sans Pro Black is the weight 900 face of Source Sans Pro, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 520.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 606.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 540 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 Pro 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.
- Source Sans 3 Blackidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Mada Blackidentical letter widths (0.1 units)
- Assistant ExtraBoldnearly identical widths (0.6 units)
- Source Sans 3 ExtraBoldvery close widths (6.3 units)
- Mada ExtraBoldvery close widths (7.3 units)
- Tirra Blackvery close widths (8.6 units)
- Akatab Blackvery close widths (8.6 units)
- Tirra ExtraBoldvery close widths (12.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Source Sans Pro 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 Source Sans Pro Black from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Source Sans Pro Black itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Source Sans Pro styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Source Sans Pro Black?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Source Sans 3 Black has the closest letter widths to Source Sans Pro Black: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Source Sans Pro Black have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 540 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Source Sans Pro Black inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Source Sans Pro font, and sets new letters in Source Sans Pro Black.
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