Alexandria Light
Alexandria Light is the weight 300 face of Alexandria, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 8% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 558.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 693.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 243 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 26% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Alexandria 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.
- Argentum Sans Lightvery close widths (8.5 units)
- Argentum Sans Regularsimilar widths (19.7 units)
- Argentum Sans ExtraLightsimilar widths (19.7 units)
- Argentum Sans Mediumsimilar widths (24.6 units)
- Argentum Sans Thinsimilar widths (26.4 units)
- Montserrat Lightsimilar widths (28.3 units)
- Montserrat Underline Lightsimilar widths (28.3 units)
- Montserrat ExtraLightsimilar widths (28.6 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Alexandria 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 Alexandria Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Alexandria Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Alexandria styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Alexandria Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Argentum Sans Light has the closest letter widths to Alexandria Light: very close widths, a mean difference of 8.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Alexandria 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 Alexandria Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Alexandria font, and sets new letters in Alexandria Light.
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