Buda Light
Buda Light is the weight 300 face of Buda, a display family. Its lowercase letters are 20% narrower than the typical display font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 421.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 637.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 274.4 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 | Display |
Fonts closest to Buda 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.
- Libre Caslon Display Regularloosely similar widths (42.5 units)
- Kreon Regularloosely similar widths (46.8 units)
- Kreon Lightloosely similar widths (46.8 units)
- Fanwood Text Regularloosely similar widths (47.4 units)
- Viaoda Libre Regularloosely similar widths (47.4 units)
- Fenix Regularloosely similar widths (48.1 units)
- Kreon Mediumloosely similar widths (48.2 units)
- Cormorant Infant Mediumloosely similar widths (49.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Buda 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 Buda Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Buda Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Buda Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Libre Caslon Display Regular has the closest letter widths to Buda Light: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 42.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Buda 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 Buda Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Buda font, and sets new letters in Buda Light.
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