Lato Light
Lato Light is the weight 300 face of Lato, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 8% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 477.7 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 658.8 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 193 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 580 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Lato 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.
- Ubuntu Sans Lightloosely similar widths (30.3 units)
- Ubuntu Lightloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
- Newsreader Lightloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
- Ubuntu Sans Regularloosely similar widths (31.5 units)
- Ubuntu Sans ExtraLightloosely similar widths (31.9 units)
- Aileron Regularloosely similar widths (32.3 units)
- Newsreader Regularloosely similar widths (33.1 units)
- Aleo Lightloosely similar widths (33.1 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Lato 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 Lato Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Lato Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Lato styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Lato Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Ubuntu Sans Light has the closest letter widths to Lato Light: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 30.3 units per 1000 em.
+Does Lato Light have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 580 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Lato Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Lato font, and sets new letters in Lato Light.
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