Jost ExtraLight
Jost ExtraLight is the weight 200 face of Jost, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 15% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 440.2 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 578 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 300 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Jost ExtraLight
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 Lightloosely similar widths (45.8 units)
- League Spartan Regularloosely similar widths (46.9 units)
- League Spartan ExtraLightloosely similar widths (47.1 units)
- Murecho ExtraLightloosely similar widths (48 units)
- Teachers Regularloosely similar widths (48.7 units)
- League Spartan Mediumloosely similar widths (49 units)
- League Spartan Thinloosely similar widths (49 units)
- Murecho Lightloosely similar widths (49.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Jost ExtraLight
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 ExtraLight from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Jost ExtraLight itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Jost styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Jost ExtraLight?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, League Spartan Light has the closest letter widths to Jost ExtraLight: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 45.8 units per 1000 em.
+Does Jost ExtraLight 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 ExtraLight inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Jost font, and sets new letters in Jost ExtraLight.
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