Ubuntu Bold
Ubuntu Bold is the weight 700 face of Ubuntu, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 4% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 540.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 675 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 240 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 568 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 Ubuntu 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.
- Ubuntu Sans ExtraBoldnearly identical widths (0.7 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Boldvery close widths (8.8 units)
- Ubuntu Sans SemiBoldsimilar widths (15.8 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Mediumsimilar widths (22.7 units)
- Oxanium Boldsimilar widths (22.7 units)
- Oxanium ExtraBoldsimilar widths (25.1 units)
- Reddit Sans ExtraBoldsimilar widths (25.6 units)
- Oxanium SemiBoldsimilar widths (25.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Ubuntu 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 Ubuntu Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Ubuntu Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Ubuntu styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Ubuntu Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Ubuntu Sans ExtraBold has the closest letter widths to Ubuntu Bold: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 0.7 units per 1000 em.
+Does Ubuntu Bold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 568 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Ubuntu Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Ubuntu font, and sets new letters in Ubuntu Bold.
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