Newsreader Light
Newsreader Light is the weight 300 face of Newsreader, a serif family. Its lowercase letters are 8% narrower than the typical serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 474.3 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 669.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 232.5 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | tabular (every digit is 566.5 units wide, so columns of numbers line up) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 32% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Serif |
Fonts closest to Newsreader 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.
- Lato Regularsimilar widths (29.5 units)
- Lato Lightloosely similar widths (31.3 units)
- Aleo ExtraLightloosely similar widths (32.5 units)
- Aleo Lightloosely similar widths (32.7 units)
- Lato Boldloosely similar widths (32.8 units)
- Gulzar Regularloosely similar widths (32.9 units)
- Taviraj Lightloosely similar widths (33.6 units)
- Taviraj ExtraLightloosely similar widths (33.9 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Newsreader 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 Newsreader Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Newsreader Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Newsreader styles
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Newsreader Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Lato Regular has the closest letter widths to Newsreader Light: similar widths, a mean difference of 29.5 units per 1000 em.
+Does Newsreader Light have tabular numbers?
Yes. All ten digits are 566.5 units wide, so numbers in tables and invoices line up.
+Can I type new text in Newsreader Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Newsreader font, and sets new letters in Newsreader Light.
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