Overpass Light
Overpass Light is the weight 300 face of Overpass, a sans serif family. Its lowercase letters are 4% narrower than the typical sans serif font.
Measured metrics
| Average lowercase letter width | 500 units per 1000 em |
|---|---|
| Average capital letter width | 637.4 units per 1000 em |
| Word space | 230 units per 1000 em |
| Digits | proportional (digit widths differ) |
| Spacing | proportional |
| Width of i compared with m | 30% |
| Printable ASCII characters covered | 94 of 94 |
| Category | Sans serif |
Fonts closest to Overpass 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.
- Chakra Petch Mediumsimilar widths (26 units)
- Bai Jamjuree Lightsimilar widths (26.7 units)
- Bai Jamjuree Regularsimilar widths (26.9 units)
- Chakra Petch SemiBoldsimilar widths (27 units)
- Atkinson Hyperlegible Next Mediumsimilar widths (27.3 units)
- Bai Jamjuree ExtraLightsimilar widths (28.2 units)
- Chakra Petch Regularsimilar widths (28.5 units)
- Cossette Texte Regularsimilar widths (28.6 units)
Editing a PDF that uses Overpass 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 Overpass Light from the widths stored in your PDF, loads the complete open font, and sets your new text in Overpass Light itself. The rest of the page is carried over untouched.
Other Overpass styles
- Overpass Thin Italic
- Overpass Thin
- Overpass ExtraLight Italic
- Overpass ExtraLight
- Overpass Light Italic
- Overpass Italic
- Overpass Regular
- Overpass Medium Italic
- Overpass Medium
- Overpass SemiBold Italic
- Overpass SemiBold
- Overpass Bold Italic
- Overpass Bold
- Overpass ExtraBold Italic
- Overpass ExtraBold
- Overpass Black Italic
- Overpass Black
Questions people ask
+What font is closest to Overpass Light?
Among open fonts in the catalogue, Chakra Petch Medium has the closest letter widths to Overpass Light: similar widths, a mean difference of 26 units per 1000 em.
+Does Overpass 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 Overpass Light inside a PDF?
Yes. MythosPDF recognises the font from your PDF, loads the complete Overpass font, and sets new letters in Overpass Light.
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