BenchNine Light
BenchNine Light is the weight 300 face of BenchNine, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 43% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 297.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 374.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 151.4 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 BenchNine 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.
- Gurajada Regularloosely similar widths (39.3 units)
- Sofia Sans Extra Condensed Mediumloosely similar widths (39.7 units)
- Sofia Sans Extra Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (39.8 units)
- Saira Extra Condensed Thinloosely similar widths (40.3 units)
- Saira Extra Condensed ExtraLightloosely similar widths (40.4 units)
- Saira Extra Condensed Lightloosely similar widths (40.6 units)
- Sofia Sans Extra Condensed Lightloosely similar widths (40.6 units)
- Sofia Sans Extra Condensed ExtraLightloosely similar widths (41.5 units)
Editing a PDF that uses BenchNine 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 BenchNine Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in BenchNine Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other BenchNine styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to BenchNine Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Gurajada Regular has the closest letter widths to BenchNine Light: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 39.3 units per 1000 em.
+Does BenchNine 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 BenchNine Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete BenchNine font, and sets new letters in BenchNine Light.
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