Cairo Light
Cairo Light is the weight 300 face of Cairo, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 10% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 465.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 581.8 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 | 24% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Cairo 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.
- Cairo Play Lightidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Titillium Web Lightnearly identical widths (2.8 units)
- Cairo Play ExtraLightnearly identical widths (3.4 units)
- Titillium Web ExtraLightnearly identical widths (3.4 units)
- Sunflower Lightvery close widths (6.5 units)
- Titillium Web Regularvery close widths (6.5 units)
- Cairo Play Regularvery close widths (7.3 units)
- Cairo Play Mediumvery close widths (9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Cairo 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 Cairo Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Cairo Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Cairo Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Cairo Play Light has the closest letter widths to Cairo Light: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Cairo Light 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 Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Cairo font, and sets new letters in Cairo Light.
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