Chivo Light
Chivo Light is the weight 300 face of Chivo, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 3% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 533 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 649.3 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 233 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 615 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Chivo 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.
- IBM Plex Sans Mediumloosely similar widths (30.5 units)
- Anuphan Mediumloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Thai Looped Mediumloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Devanagari Mediumloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Hebrew Mediumloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- IBM Plex Sans KR Mediumloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Thai Mediumloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Arabic Mediumloosely similar widths (30.6 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Chivo 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 Chivo Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Chivo Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Chivo styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Chivo Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, IBM Plex Sans Medium has the closest letter widths to Chivo Light: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 30.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Chivo Light have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 615 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Chivo Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Chivo font, and sets new letters in Chivo Light.
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