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Datatype Light

Datatype Light is the weight 300 face of Datatype, a monospace family. Its lowercase letters are 17% narrower than the typical monospace font. Every letter has the same width.

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Measured metrics

Average lowercase letter width500 units per 1000 em
Average capital letter width500 units per 1000 em
Word space250 units per 1000 em
Digitstabular (every digit is 500 units wide, so columns of numbers line up)
Spacingmonospaced
Width of i compared with m100%
Printable ASCII characters covered94 of 94
CategoryMonospace

Fonts closest to Datatype 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.

  1. Iosevka Curly Slab Mediumnearly identical widths (2.6 units)
  2. Iosevka Curly Slab Regularnearly identical widths (2.6 units)
  3. Iosevka Curly Slab Lightnearly identical widths (2.6 units)
  4. Iosevka Thinnearly identical widths (2.6 units)
  5. Iosevka Curly Slab ExtraLightnearly identical widths (2.6 units)
  6. Iosevka Curly Slab Thinnearly identical widths (2.6 units)
  7. Iosevka Charon Mono Boldnearly identical widths (2.6 units)
  8. Iosevka Charon Mono Mediumnearly identical widths (2.6 units)

Editing a PDF that uses Datatype 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 Datatype Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Datatype Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.

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Questions people ask

+What font is closest to Datatype Light?

Among open fonts in the catalogue, Iosevka Curly Slab Medium has the closest letter widths to Datatype Light: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 2.6 units per 1000 em.

+Does Datatype Light have tabular numbers?

Yes. All ten digits are 500 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.

+Can I type new text in Datatype Light inside a PDF?

Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Datatype font, and sets new letters in Datatype Light.

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