Catamaran Light
Catamaran Light is the weight 300 face of Catamaran, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 14% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 447.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 579.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 235 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 24% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Catamaran 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.
- Palanquin Thinvery close widths (14.1 units)
- Palanquin ExtraLightsimilar widths (17.7 units)
- Palanquin Lightsimilar widths (26.1 units)
- Palanquin Regularsimilar widths (29 units)
- Suranna Regularloosely similar widths (34 units)
- Gafata Regularloosely similar widths (35.3 units)
- Palanquin Mediumloosely similar widths (35.5 units)
- Saira Semi Condensed Thinloosely similar widths (35.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Catamaran 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 Catamaran Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Catamaran Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Catamaran styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Catamaran Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Palanquin Thin has the closest letter widths to Catamaran Light: very close widths, a mean difference of 14.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Catamaran 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 Catamaran Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Catamaran font, and sets new letters in Catamaran Light.
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