Kanit ExtraLight
Kanit ExtraLight is the weight 200 face of Kanit, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 498.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 600.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 235 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Kanit 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.
- Niramit ExtraLightloosely similar widths (30.8 units)
- Anek Telugu SemiBoldloosely similar widths (32 units)
- Anek Kannada SemiBoldloosely similar widths (32.1 units)
- Anek Malayalam SemiBoldloosely similar widths (32.1 units)
- Niramit Lightloosely similar widths (32.2 units)
- Anek Devanagari SemiBoldloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
- Anek Latin SemiBoldloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
- Anek Odia SemiBoldloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Kanit 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 Kanit ExtraLight from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Kanit ExtraLight itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Kanit styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Kanit ExtraLight?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Niramit ExtraLight has the closest letter widths to Kanit ExtraLight: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 30.8 units per 1000 em.
+Does Kanit 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 Kanit ExtraLight inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Kanit font, and sets new letters in Kanit ExtraLight.
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