Mada ExtraLight
Mada ExtraLight is the weight 200 face of Mada, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 14% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 448.1 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 547.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 472 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 28% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Mada 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.
- Source Sans Pro ExtraLightidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Source Sans 3 ExtraLightidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Assistant ExtraLightidentical letter widths (0.4 units)
- Source Sans 3 Lightvery close widths (7.2 units)
- Source Sans Pro Lightvery close widths (7.2 units)
- Assistant Lightvery close widths (11 units)
- Varta Lightsimilar widths (17.3 units)
- Assistant Regularsimilar widths (21.4 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Mada 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 Mada ExtraLight from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Mada ExtraLight itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Mada styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Mada ExtraLight?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Source Sans Pro ExtraLight has the closest letter widths to Mada ExtraLight: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Mada ExtraLight have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 472 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Mada ExtraLight inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Mada font, and sets new letters in Mada ExtraLight.
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