Cairo ExtraLight
Cairo ExtraLight is the weight 200 face of Cairo, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 11% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 461.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 580.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 220 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 560 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 23% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Cairo ExtraLight
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.
- Titillium Web ExtraLightidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Cairo Play ExtraLightidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Cairo Play Lightnearly identical widths (3.4 units)
- Titillium Web Lightvery close widths (6.2 units)
- Sunflower Lightvery close widths (9.9 units)
- Titillium Web Regularvery close widths (10 units)
- Cairo Play Regularvery close widths (10.8 units)
- Cairo Play Mediumvery close widths (12.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Cairo ExtraLight
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 Cairo ExtraLight from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Cairo ExtraLight itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Cairo ExtraLight?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Titillium Web ExtraLight has the closest letter widths to Cairo ExtraLight: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Cairo ExtraLight have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 560 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Cairo ExtraLight inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Cairo font, and sets new letters in Cairo ExtraLight.
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