Tuffy Bold
Tuffy Bold is the weight 700 face of Tuffy, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 497.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 635.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 300.8 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 574.7 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Tuffy 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 Sans Libre Boldloosely similar widths (37.1 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (39 units)
- Averia Libre Regularloosely similar widths (40 units)
- Averia Libre Lightloosely similar widths (40.5 units)
- Fredoka Mediumloosely similar widths (40.8 units)
- Fredoka SemiBoldloosely similar widths (40.8 units)
- Vazirmatn Mediumloosely similar widths (40.8 units)
- Vazirmatn SemiBoldloosely similar widths (40.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Tuffy 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 Tuffy Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Tuffy Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Tuffy styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Tuffy Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Averia Sans Libre Bold has the closest letter widths to Tuffy Bold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 37.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Tuffy Bold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 574.7 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Tuffy Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Tuffy font, and sets new letters in Tuffy Bold.
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