Spectral ExtraBold
Spectral ExtraBold is the weight 800 face of Spectral, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 4% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 535.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 753.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 250 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 600 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 37% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Spectral 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.
- Spectral SC ExtraBoldidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Spectral SC Boldsimilar widths (19.7 units)
- Spectral SC SemiBoldloosely similar widths (32.1 units)
- Libre Bodoni SemiBoldloosely similar widths (38.1 units)
- Aleo ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (38.4 units)
- Libre Bodoni Boldloosely similar widths (38.6 units)
- Libre Bodoni Mediumloosely similar widths (38.7 units)
- Newsreader Boldloosely similar widths (38.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Spectral 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 Spectral ExtraBold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Spectral ExtraBold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Spectral styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Spectral ExtraBold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Spectral SC ExtraBold has the closest letter widths to Spectral ExtraBold: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Spectral ExtraBold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 600 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Spectral ExtraBold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Spectral font, and sets new letters in Spectral ExtraBold.
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