Varta Bold
Varta Bold is the weight 700 face of Varta, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 6% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 487.6 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 576.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 204.6 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 508.8 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Varta 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.
- Assistant SemiBoldnearly identical widths (3.5 units)
- Source Sans 3 Mediumnearly identical widths (3.7 units)
- Mada Mediumnearly identical widths (3.7 units)
- Mada SemiBoldvery close widths (5.1 units)
- Source Sans Pro SemiBoldvery close widths (5.2 units)
- Source Sans 3 SemiBoldvery close widths (5.2 units)
- Akatab Regularvery close widths (9.2 units)
- Tirra Regularvery close widths (9.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Varta 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 Varta Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Varta Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Varta styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Varta Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Assistant SemiBold has the closest letter widths to Varta Bold: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 3.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Varta Bold have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 508.8 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Varta Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Varta font, and sets new letters in Varta Bold.
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