Akshar Light
Akshar Light is the weight 300 face of Akshar, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 20% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 412.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 443.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 180 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Akshar 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.
- Barlow Condensed SemiBoldsimilar widths (29 units)
- Jersey 15 Charted Regularsimilar widths (29.5 units)
- Saira Condensed SemiBoldsimilar widths (29.6 units)
- Jersey 15 Regularsimilar widths (29.8 units)
- Barlow Condensed Boldloosely similar widths (30.1 units)
- Saira Condensed Mediumloosely similar widths (30.3 units)
- Saira Condensed Boldloosely similar widths (30.7 units)
- Barlow Condensed Mediumloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Akshar 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 Akshar Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Akshar Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Akshar styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Akshar Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Barlow Condensed SemiBold has the closest letter widths to Akshar Light: similar widths, a mean difference of 29 units per 1000 em.
+Does Akshar Light 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 Akshar Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Akshar font, and sets new letters in Akshar Light.
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