Wittgenstein Bold
Wittgenstein Bold is the weight 700 face of Wittgenstein, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 5% wider than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 543.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 681.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Wittgenstein 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.
- IBM Plex Serif Regularloosely similar widths (31 units)
- IBM Plex Serif Mediumloosely similar widths (31.5 units)
- IBM Plex Serif Lightloosely similar widths (32.2 units)
- IBM Plex Serif SemiBoldloosely similar widths (32.7 units)
- Frank Ruhl Libre ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (32.8 units)
- Rufina Boldloosely similar widths (33.1 units)
- Martel Sans SemiBoldloosely similar widths (33.2 units)
- Livvic Boldloosely similar widths (33.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Wittgenstein 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 Wittgenstein Bold from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Wittgenstein Bold itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Wittgenstein Bold?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, IBM Plex Serif Regular has the closest letter widths to Wittgenstein Bold: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 31 units per 1000 em.
+Does Wittgenstein 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 Wittgenstein Bold inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Wittgenstein font, and sets new letters in Wittgenstein Bold.
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