Sura Bold
Sura Bold is the weight 700 face of Sura, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 3% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 533.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 684.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 178.7 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 36% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Sura 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.
- Averia Serif Libre Regularsimilar widths (27.5 units)
- Averia Serif Libre Lightsimilar widths (27.6 units)
- Vollkorn SemiBoldsimilar widths (29.7 units)
- Cambo Regularloosely similar widths (31 units)
- Vollkorn Mediumloosely similar widths (31.2 units)
- Literata Lightloosely similar widths (31.7 units)
- Literata ExtraLightloosely similar widths (32.2 units)
- Hedvig Letters Serif Regularloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Sura 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 Sura Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Sura Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Sura styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Sura Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Averia Serif Libre Regular has the closest letter widths to Sura Bold: similar widths, a mean difference of 27.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Sura 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 Sura Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Sura font, and sets new letters in Sura Bold.
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