Assistant Light
Assistant Light is the weight 300 face of Assistant, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 12% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 459 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 556.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Assistant 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.
- Mada Lightnearly identical widths (3.9 units)
- Source Sans Pro Lightnearly identical widths (3.9 units)
- Source Sans 3 Lightnearly identical widths (3.9 units)
- Varta Lightvery close widths (7.4 units)
- Mada ExtraLightvery close widths (11 units)
- Source Sans Pro ExtraLightvery close widths (11 units)
- Source Sans 3 ExtraLightvery close widths (11 units)
- Varta Regularvery close widths (12.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Assistant 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 Assistant Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Assistant Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Assistant Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Mada Light has the closest letter widths to Assistant Light: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 3.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does Assistant 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 Assistant Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Assistant font, and sets new letters in Assistant Light.
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