Darker Grotesque Light
Darker Grotesque Light is the weight 300 face of Darker Grotesque, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 25% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 387.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 526.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 255 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 21% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Darker Grotesque 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.
- Dosis ExtraLightloosely similar widths (42.5 units)
- Stick No Bills Lightloosely similar widths (42.9 units)
- Stick No Bills ExtraLightloosely similar widths (43.3 units)
- Reddit Sans Condensed ExtraLightloosely similar widths (43.5 units)
- Dosis Lightloosely similar widths (44.1 units)
- Cabin Condensed Regularloosely similar widths (44.2 units)
- Genos Lightloosely similar widths (45.1 units)
- Genos ExtraLightloosely similar widths (45.1 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Darker Grotesque 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 Darker Grotesque Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Darker Grotesque Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Darker Grotesque styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Darker Grotesque Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Dosis ExtraLight has the closest letter widths to Darker Grotesque Light: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 42.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Darker Grotesque 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 Darker Grotesque Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Darker Grotesque font, and sets new letters in Darker Grotesque Light.
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