Karla ExtraLight
Karla ExtraLight is the weight 200 face of Karla, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 496.8 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 565.9 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 221.5 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 | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Karla 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.
- Karmilla Regularloosely similar widths (34 units)
- Anek Devanagari Mediumloosely similar widths (38.1 units)
- Anek Odia Mediumloosely similar widths (38.2 units)
- Anek Latin Mediumloosely similar widths (38.2 units)
- Anek Telugu Mediumloosely similar widths (38.2 units)
- Anek Malayalam Mediumloosely similar widths (38.2 units)
- Anek Kannada Mediumloosely similar widths (38.2 units)
- Anek Gujarati Mediumloosely similar widths (38.2 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Karla 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 Karla ExtraLight from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Karla ExtraLight itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Karla styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Karla ExtraLight?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Karmilla Regular has the closest letter widths to Karla ExtraLight: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 34 units per 1000 em.
+Does Karla 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 Karla ExtraLight inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Karla font, and sets new letters in Karla ExtraLight.
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