Wavefont Black
Wavefont Black is the weight 900 face of Wavefont, a display family. Its lowercase letters are 57% narrower than the typical display font. Every letter has the same width.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 225 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 225 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 225 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 225 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | monospaced |
| Width of i compared with m | 100% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Display |
Fonts closest to Wavefont Black
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.
- Six Caps Regularloosely similar widths (44.1 units)
- Dorsa Regularloosely similar widths (56.7 units)
- Tulpen One Regularloosely similar widths (60 units)
- Foldit Thinloosely similar widths (61.3 units)
- Big Shoulders Display Thinloosely similar widths (68.5 units)
- Big Shoulders Stencil Display Thinloosely similar widths (68.6 units)
- Foldit ExtraLightloosely similar widths (69.3 units)
- Bigelow Rules Regularloosely similar widths (70.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Wavefont Black
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 Wavefont Black from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Wavefont Black itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Wavefont styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Wavefont Black?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Six Caps Regular has the closest letter widths to Wavefont Black: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 44.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Wavefont Black have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 225 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Wavefont Black inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Wavefont font, and sets new letters in Wavefont Black.
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