Aileron Light
Aileron Light is the weight 300 face of Aileron, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 12% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 454.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 596.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 183.6 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 529.8 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 20% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Aileron Light
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.
- Noto Sans Display Thinloosely similar widths (39.4 units)
- Noto Sans Display ExtraLightloosely similar widths (39.8 units)
- Pretendard Thinloosely similar widths (41.5 units)
- Pontano Sans Lightloosely similar widths (41.6 units)
- Signika Negative Lightloosely similar widths (41.9 units)
- Noto Sans Display Lightloosely similar widths (42.1 units)
- Pavanam Regularloosely similar widths (42.2 units)
- Heebo Thinloosely similar widths (42.5 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Aileron Light
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 Aileron Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Aileron Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Aileron styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Aileron Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Noto Sans Display Thin has the closest letter widths to Aileron Light: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 39.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Aileron Light have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 529.8 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Aileron Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Aileron font, and sets new letters in Aileron Light.
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