Gayathri vs Kanit
Kanit is about 4% wider than Gayathri in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other.
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| Gayathri | Kanit | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sans serif | Sans serif |
| Weights | Thin, Regular, Bold | Thin, ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold, Black |
| Italics | No | Yes |
| Variable font | No | No |
| Average lowercase width | 498.9 | 519.7 |
| Digits | proportional | proportional |
| Character sets | 2 | 4 |
| Licence | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
Weights both families offer: Thin, Regular, Bold.
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Questions people ask
+Is Kanit a good replacement for Gayathri?
Kanit is about 4% wider than Gayathri in lowercase text, so a paragraph set in one will break lines differently in the other. Their mean width difference is 34 units per 1000 em (loosely similar widths).
+Which is wider, Gayathri or Kanit?
Kanit is wider, by about 4% in lowercase text.
+Do both support the same languages?
Both cover Latin. Only Gayathri has Malayalam. Only Kanit has Central European, Thai, Vietnamese.
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