M PLUS 2 Light
M PLUS 2 Light is the weight 300 face of M PLUS 2, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 3% wider than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 535.5 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 695.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 293 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 627 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to M PLUS 2 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.
- M PLUS 1 Lightnearly identical widths (0.7 units)
- M PLUS 1 ExtraLightvery close widths (5 units)
- M PLUS 1 Regularvery close widths (8.3 units)
- M PLUS 1 Thinvery close widths (9 units)
- M PLUS 1 Mediumsimilar widths (16.4 units)
- M PLUS 1 SemiBoldsimilar widths (19.8 units)
- M PLUS 1 Boldsimilar widths (23.7 units)
- M PLUS 1p Regularloosely similar widths (30.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses M PLUS 2 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 M PLUS 2 Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in M PLUS 2 Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to M PLUS 2 Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, M PLUS 1 Light has the closest letter widths to M PLUS 2 Light: nearly identical widths, a mean difference of 0.7 units per 1000 em.
+Does M PLUS 2 Light have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 627 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in M PLUS 2 Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete M PLUS 2 font, and sets new letters in M PLUS 2 Light.
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