IBM Plex Sans JP Light
IBM Plex Sans JP Light is the weight 300 face of IBM Plex Sans JP, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 520 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 653.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 248 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 630 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 IBM Plex Sans JP 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.
- Anuphan Mediumsimilar widths (18.1 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Hebrew Regularsimilar widths (18.4 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Devanagari Regularsimilar widths (18.4 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Thai Regularsimilar widths (18.4 units)
- IBM Plex Sans KR Regularsimilar widths (18.4 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Regularsimilar widths (18.4 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Arabic Regularsimilar widths (18.4 units)
- IBM Plex Sans Thai Looped Regularsimilar widths (18.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses IBM Plex Sans JP 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 IBM Plex Sans JP Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in IBM Plex Sans JP Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other IBM Plex Sans JP styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to IBM Plex Sans JP Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Anuphan Medium has the closest letter widths to IBM Plex Sans JP Light: similar widths, a mean difference of 18.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does IBM Plex Sans JP Light have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 630 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in IBM Plex Sans JP Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete IBM Plex Sans JP font, and sets new letters in IBM Plex Sans JP Light.
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