Jost Light
Jost Light is the weight 300 face of Jost, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 13% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 451.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 591.6 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 300 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 31% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Jost 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.
- League Spartan Regularloosely similar widths (43.9 units)
- League Spartan Mediumloosely similar widths (44.7 units)
- Teachers Regularloosely similar widths (44.9 units)
- Murecho Lightloosely similar widths (46.1 units)
- League Spartan SemiBoldloosely similar widths (46.7 units)
- League Spartan Lightloosely similar widths (47.6 units)
- Murecho Regularloosely similar widths (47.8 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Thinloosely similar widths (47.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Jost 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 Jost Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Jost Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Jost styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Jost Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, League Spartan Regular has the closest letter widths to Jost Light: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 43.9 units per 1000 em.
+Does Jost Light 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 Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Jost font, and sets new letters in Jost Light.
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