Alyamama Light
Alyamama Light is the weight 300 face of Alyamama, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 465.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 598.1 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 204 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 509 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Alyamama 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.
- Ancizar Serif Lightnearly identical widths (2.4 units)
- Ancizar Serif Regularvery close widths (10.2 units)
- Ancizar Serif Mediumvery close widths (13.8 units)
- Ancizar Serif SemiBoldsimilar widths (17.7 units)
- Ancizar Sans SemiBoldsimilar widths (24.2 units)
- Ancizar Sans Mediumsimilar widths (24.3 units)
- Ancizar Sans Regularsimilar widths (24.5 units)
- Ancizar Sans Boldsimilar widths (24.7 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Alyamama 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 Alyamama Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Alyamama Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Alyamama Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Ancizar Serif Light has the closest letter widths to Alyamama Light: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 2.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Alyamama Light have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 509 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Alyamama Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Alyamama font, and sets new letters in Alyamama Light.
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