Karla Light
Karla Light is the weight 300 face of Karla, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 508.9 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 583.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 229.5 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 Karla 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.
- Karmilla Regularsimilar widths (18.4 units)
- Anek Kannada Boldloosely similar widths (36.8 units)
- Anek Telugu Boldloosely similar widths (36.8 units)
- Anek Malayalam Boldloosely similar widths (36.9 units)
- Anek Kannada SemiBoldloosely similar widths (36.9 units)
- Anek Telugu SemiBoldloosely similar widths (36.9 units)
- Anek Malayalam SemiBoldloosely similar widths (36.9 units)
- Anek Devanagari Boldloosely similar widths (37 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Karla 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 Karla Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Karla Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Karla styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Karla Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Karmilla Regular has the closest letter widths to Karla Light: similar widths, a mean difference of 18.4 units per 1000 em.
+Does Karla 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 Karla Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Karla font, and sets new letters in Karla Light.
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