Mada Light
Mada Light is the weight 300 face of Mada, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 12% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 455.4 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 553.2 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 200 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 479 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 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.
- Source Sans Pro Lightidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Source Sans 3 Lightidentical letter widths (0 units)
- Assistant Lightnearly identical widths (3.9 units)
- Source Sans Pro ExtraLightvery close widths (7.2 units)
- Source Sans 3 ExtraLightvery close widths (7.2 units)
- Assistant ExtraLightvery close widths (7.6 units)
- Varta Lightvery close widths (10.1 units)
- Assistant Regularvery close widths (14.3 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Mada 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 Mada Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Mada Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
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Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Mada Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Source Sans Pro Light has the closest letter widths to Mada Light: identical letter widths, a mean difference of 0 units per 1000 em.
+Does Mada Light have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 479 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Mada Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Mada font, and sets new letters in Mada Light.
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