Mali Light
Mali Light is the weight 300 face of Mali, a handwriting family. Its lowercase letters are about as wide as the typical handwriting font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 538 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 645.5 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 300 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 34% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Handwriting |
Fonts closest to Mali 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.
- Teachers Boldloosely similar widths (36.1 units)
- Atkinson Hyperlegible Next SemiBoldloosely similar widths (36.2 units)
- Atkinson Hyperlegible Next Boldloosely similar widths (36.3 units)
- Teachers SemiBoldloosely similar widths (36.6 units)
- Averia Sans Libre Boldloosely similar widths (36.7 units)
- Averia Libre Boldloosely similar widths (36.8 units)
- Fustat Boldloosely similar widths (37.3 units)
- Fustat ExtraBoldloosely similar widths (37.6 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Mali 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 Mali Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Mali Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Mali styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Mali Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Teachers Bold has the closest letter widths to Mali Light: loosely similar widths, a mean difference of 36.1 units per 1000 em.
+Does Mali 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 Mali Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Mali font, and sets new letters in Mali Light.
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