Kalam Light
Kalam Light is the weight 300 face of Kalam, a handwriting family. Its lowercase letters are 20% narrower than the typical handwriting font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 435.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 593.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 410 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 29% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Fonts closest to Kalam 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.
- Tillana Regularloosely similar widths (46.3 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Lightloosely similar widths (49.6 units)
- Comic Neue Boldloosely similar widths (50.7 units)
- Hubballi Regularloosely similar widths (51 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Regularloosely similar widths (51.6 units)
- Kreon Regularloosely similar widths (51.9 units)
- Kreon Mediumloosely similar widths (53 units)
- Yantramanav Blackloosely similar widths (53.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Kalam 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 Kalam Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Kalam Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Kalam styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Kalam Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Tillana Regular has the closest letter widths to Kalam Light: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 46.3 units per 1000 em.
+Does Kalam 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 Kalam Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Kalam font, and sets new letters in Kalam Light.
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