Jost Thin
Jost Thin is the weight 100 face of Jost, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 17% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 429.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 564.7 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 300 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Jost Thin
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.
- League Spartan ExtraLightloosely similar widths (48.2 units)
- League Spartan Thinloosely similar widths (48.6 units)
- League Spartan Lightloosely similar widths (48.9 units)
- Murecho Thinloosely similar widths (50.3 units)
- Murecho ExtraLightloosely similar widths (50.8 units)
- League Spartan Regularloosely similar widths (51.5 units)
- Noto Sans Display Thinloosely similar widths (52.6 units)
- Noto Sans Display ExtraLightloosely similar widths (53.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Jost Thin
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 Jost Thin from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Jost Thin itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Jost styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Jost Thin?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, League Spartan ExtraLight has the closest letter widths to Jost Thin: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 48.2 units per 1000 em.
+Does Jost Thin 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 Jost Thin inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Jost font, and sets new letters in Jost Thin.
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