Fahkwang Light
Fahkwang Light is the weight 300 face of Fahkwang, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 7% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 553.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 724.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 258 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 678 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Fahkwang 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.
- LINE Seed JP Thinloosely similar widths (43 units)
- Libre Franklin SemiBoldloosely similar widths (43.7 units)
- Wix Madefor Display SemiBoldloosely similar widths (44 units)
- Wix Madefor Display Mediumloosely similar widths (44.3 units)
- Libre Franklin Boldloosely similar widths (44.6 units)
- Open Sauce One Boldloosely similar widths (44.7 units)
- Open Sauce Sans Boldloosely similar widths (44.7 units)
- Open Sauce Two Boldloosely similar widths (44.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Fahkwang 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 Fahkwang Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Fahkwang Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Fahkwang Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, LINE Seed JP Thin has the closest letter widths to Fahkwang Light: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 43 units per 1000 em.
+Does Fahkwang Light have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 678 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Fahkwang Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Fahkwang font, and sets new letters in Fahkwang Light.
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